Warmer, dry northwest winds are also characteristic Foehn winds from the northwest. In winter and spring, pronounced foehn winds regularly occur. The climate in northern Hamamatsu is much harsher because of foehn winds. In Europe downwind of the Alps, they are known as foehn. Both areas are subject to the dry hot Zonda (a kind of foehn wind). These records are primarily due to foehn wind. The name "Foehn" (, ) arose in the Alpine region. The present name is derived from "Favonio", an Italian name for the foehn wind. There are four known causes of the foehn warming and drying effect. These characteristics are also aggravated by the foehn effect. The foehn is typical of the Alpine regions in the north of Slovenia. This is due to the foehn wind from south and south-east. This often leads to greater daytime radiative (solar) warming under foehn conditions.