Maestro

From Glossary of Meteorology



maestro

A northwesterly wind with fine weather that blows, especially in summer, in the Adriatic; it is most frequent on the western shore and is equivalent to the etesians of the eastern Mediterranean.

It is also found on the coasts of Corsica and Sardinia.
Compare mistral.


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