The Cers, also called the Narbonnais by those who live southeast of

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, is a very dry wind that is colder during the winter and warmer during the summer. Originating from moist Atlantic air-masses flowing across the

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area, the Cers is intensified through the Lauragais gap. Cers winds are frequent across the Aude region in south-western France. Exceptionally red sunsets and lenticularis clouds usually herald the onset of the Cers. It is closely related to the

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, but the term Cers refers specifically to the very strong wind in the bas-

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. The opposite to this wind type is the Marin, a south east wind which occurs across the

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