Viento de Levante (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Viento de Levante or the Levanter refers to an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea, an example of mountain-gap wind. The wind rises in the central Mediterranean or around the Balearic Islands and blows westwards reaching its greatest intensity through the Strait of Gibraltar. The winds are moist carrying fog and precipitation in the eastern side of the Strait, but dry in the western side, as the moisture rains on the mountains between Algeciras and Tarifa. The winds are well known for creating a particular cloud formation above the Rock of Gibraltar. The Levanter winds can occur at any time in the year, but are most common from May to October.