mistral
Sign in to savestrong, cold, northwesterly wind that blows from the Rhone valley into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean
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A mistral is a strong, cold wind that blows from the Rhone valley down toward the Mediterranean Sea in southern France. It matters because such powerful winds can significantly affect weather, daily life, and activities in the regions where it occurs.
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Mistral wind blowing near Marseille. In the centre is the Château d'If.
The mistral ( French: [mistʁal]; Catalan: mestral; Corsican: maestrale; Croatian: maestral; Greek: μαΐστρος; Italian: maestrale; Maltese: majjistral) is a strong, cold, northwesterly wind that blows from southern France into the Gulf of Lion in the northern Mediterranean. It produces sustained winds averaging 50 km/h (30 mph), sometimes reaching 100 km/h (60 mph). It can last for several days. Periods of the wind exceeding 30 km/h (19 mph; 8.3 m/s; 16 kn) for more than sixty-five hours have been reported. It is most common in the winter and spring, and strongest in the transition between the two seasons.