Maestral®

, a cold, dry and gusty windfrom the northwest in the Rhone valley, which is caused by high pressure in the north Atlantic and northern Europe together with low pressure over the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Genoa. It can blow for up to nine days. It chases the clouds away, and leaves the air cool and clean. Its name comes from the Latin magistralis: “of a master or the Provencal mistraù: master”. ventilated façades / technical handbook
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