The foehn* is a warm, dry wind that tumbles, sometimes with landslide suddenness, down the northern slopes of the Bavarian Alps. In winter and early spring, as it sweeps across Bavaria ...

It's a word that, in German, also means "hairdryer". And that's just what it's like. A hot, dry wind that sweeps down a mountainside, baking everything in its path. It is powerful enough to raise ...

The weather remains exciting in Austria: at the beginning of the week, strong, foehn-like southerly winds sweep across the ...

Hot "hairdryer" winds that whip down mountainsides play a role in devastating heatwaves and wildfires – and they may become more of a problem with climate change. It's a word that, in German ...

Föhn winds will ensure very mild temperatures of up to 14 degrees at the weekend, especially in the mountains - and it will also be sunny in places.

Just as we careen out of an Arctic blast, one fly in the ointment is a series of gusty frontal systems that will slam our ...