siroccos

Hot Saharan blasts

A sirocco is a wind that blows from the Sahara Desert across the Mediterranean Sea.

meteorological

hot wind

Warm moving air

North Africa · scirocco · harmattan · mistral · atmospheric pressure · low pressure · sandstorm · warm front · arid · southerly

climatic-effects

oppressive heat

Unbearably hot conditions

haze · dust clouds · sultry · sweltering · parched · wilting · drought · scorching · temperature spike · heat wave

cultural

Greek islands

Hellenic maritime territories

folklore · temperament · irritability · coastal towns · seafaring

Opposites
temperature and origin

siroccosmistral

Cold Provençal northwester

bora · mistrals · northerlies · polar winds · northers

comfort and effect

siroccossea breezes

Winds blowing landward from ocean

cooling breezes · zephyrs · gentle breezes · ocean breezes · trade winds

Family

sirocco

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G