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Vent du midi

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009979

A warm, moist southerly wind in France and Switzerland that brings cloudy, humid, and often rainy weather from the Mediterranean Sea. This wind is a regional expression of a larger-scale southerly flow, frequently occurring ahead of an approaching low-pressure system or cold front from the west. In the Rhône Valley, it can precede the arrival of the Mistral.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009979
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009979",
  "term": "Vent du midi",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A warm, moist southerly wind in France and Switzerland that brings cloudy, humid, and often rainy weather from the Mediterranean Sea. This wind is a regional expression of a larger-scale southerly flow, frequently occurring ahead of an approaching low-pressure system or cold front from the west. In the Rhône Valley, it can precede the arrival of the Mistral.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/vent-du-midi/"
}

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