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Wikipedia: A foehn wind or föhn wind is a type of dry down-slope wind which occurs in the lee of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind which results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air which has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes. As a consequence of the different adiabatic lapse rates of moist and dry air, the air on the leeward slopes becomes warmer than equivalent elevations on the windward slopes.
![[Foehn clouds in Geneva (Switzerland)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Foehn_Wind_edit_s.jpg "Foehn clouds in Geneva (Switzerland)")
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