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A Föhn cloud or Foehn cloud is any cloud associated with a Föhn (Foehn), usually an orographic cloud, a mountain wave cloud, or a lenticular cloud.

Föhn is a regional term referring to winds in the Alps.

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-A '''Föhn cloud''' is any cloud associated with a föhn, usually an [[Orographic lift|orographic]] cloud, a mountain [[wave cloud]], or a [[lenticular cloud]].
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+[[File:La_Palma_-_El_Paso_-_Cumbre_Nueva+Foehn_(Mirador_Llano_del_Jable)_01_ies.jpg|thumb|Orographic fohn cloud over [[La Palma]], [[Canary Islands]]]]
+[[File:Stratocumulus undulatus (22112021).jpg|thumb|Wave clouds]]
+[[File:Multiple lenticular clouds.jpg|thumb|Lenticular clouds with rotor clouds underneath]]
+A '''Föhn cloud''' or '''Foehn cloud''' is any cloud associated with a [[Föhn]] (Foehn), usually an [[Orographic lift|orographic]] cloud, a mountain [[wave cloud]], or a [[lenticular cloud]].
-Föhn is a regional term referring to winds in the Alps.
+Föhn is a regional term referring to winds in the [[Alps]].
 ==See also==
 * [[Cloud types]]
-* [[Foehn wind]]
+* [[Föhn wind]]
 * [[Nor'west arch]]
 * [[Pileus (meteorology)|Pileus]]
 ==References==
 *Defant, F., 1951: Compendium of Meteorology, 667–669.
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 [[Category:Föhn effect]]
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