Leste (wind)

The Leste (from Spanish el este 'the east', 'the east wind') is a hot, dry desert wind from the Sahara . It blows in Madeira and the Canary Islands . The Leste occurs increasingly from autumn to spring. This wind carries sand from Africa with it, which makes the air on the island appear fog-like.

See also

• Winch and wind systems

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John E. Oliver: Encyclopedia of World Climatology . 2008, ISBN 978-1-4020-3264-6 , pp. 467–475 , entry under Local Winds ( limited preview in Google Book search).