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Record 1 2022-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Local name for a foehn that blows from the south (Hungary) across the Tatra Mountains south of Krakow, Poland, and descends the northern valleys; similar to the Alpine south foehn.

OBS

It is sometimes stormy and may reach 20-25 m s-1 (40-50 mph) in gusts, especially in spring and fall. It raises temperatures to as much as 14 °C above the normal for the season, and in winter and spring it causes avalanches. At Zakopane (in southern Poland) it sometimes blows as a high foehn. This wind occurs in front of depressions moving eastward in the Baltic.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Nom local du foehn soufflant sur les monts Tatra en Pologne.

OBS

Les sources consultées ne nous ont pas permis de déterminer le genre de «almwind».

Spanish

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