page_title: Galerna
hierarchical_section_title: Galerna
caption_attribution_description: English: The leading wedge-shaped edge of a cold front moves rapidly along the Rappahannock River.
context_page_description: A galerna is a sudden and violent storm with strong wind gusts from the west or northwest that affects coastal areas of the Bay of Biscay, predominantly during spring and fall. It especially affects the central and eastern part of the Spanish north coast and the southwestern region of France. The name comes from French galerne and that originates from Breton, a wind from the northwest.
context_section_description: A galerna is a sudden and violent storm with strong wind gusts from the west or northwest that affects coastal areas of the Bay of Biscay, predominantly during spring and fall. It especially affects the central and eastern part of the Spanish north coast (Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa) and the southwestern region of France (Touraine, Berry, Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, French Basque Country, Quercy, and Brittany). The name comes from French galerne and that originates from Breton (gwalarn), a wind from the northwest.
caption: Sudden advance of a cold front, a similar situation to the one triggering a galerna.
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