Gregale

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The Winds of the Mediterranean

The Gregale is a Mediterranean wind that can occur during times when a low pressure area moves through the area to the south of Malta and causes a strong, cool, northeasterly wind to affect the island. It also affects other islands of the Western Mediterranean.

The name derives from the Italian grecale, a referring to the island of Zakynthos, in Greece.

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