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Orographic fohn cloud over La Palma, Canary Islands

Wave clouds

Lenticular clouds with rotor clouds underneath

A Föhn (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.

See also

References

Defant, F., 1951: Compendium of Meteorology, 667–669.

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