The great map of the Mediterranean winds

Take it as a game, but not too far from reality. Imagine sailing the Mediterranean this summer in an area where there is no radio signal and where it is impossible for you to connect to the Internet to check the weather forecast.
Incidentally, as we tell you on p.
27, the weather in our sea is increasingly “unpredictable.” You have with you a barometer and hygrometer on which to rely in addition to your skills in observing atmospheric phenomena. This is an ideal situation for you to realize how much fun it is to work out your own weather forecasts as well as proving to be a very useful skill to avoid having to deal with unpleasant weather situations to handle. Every self-respecting sailor must also be a “do-it-yourself” meteorologist capable of getting his bearings even without consulting online forecasts, which is why the purpose of the next few pages will be to provide you with some useful tips for deducing, from a few simple observations, whether or not a certain anchorage is safe to spend the night, whether the clouds you see on the horizon are an indication of good or bad weather, whether it is better to pass over or under an approaching disturbance by orienting yourself with data obtained from the barometer and hygrometer.
For starters, though, a good review of the prevailing winds in the Mediterranean, area by area!

The big map of prevailing winds in the Mediterranean.
From the Vora to the Vardarac

Bora.
Cold wind coming predominantly from the NE (but also from the N) that affects the Adriatic, which is predominantly easterly, but when blowing strongly (reaching up to 50 knots) can reach the lonian. Cierzo. Wind from NO similar to Mistral, which blows in Spain. Blows mainly in autumn and winter. Meltemi (etesii).
Dry, cool wind blowing from the northeast/northwest, often violent, in the Aegean Sea, while in the Dodecanese (near the Turkish coast) it comes from the northwest and is generally less strong. It usually blows from June to September with greater intensity in July and August. Bringing good weather. Grecale. Strong, dry NE wind that generally blows in winter in the central and western Mediterranean. n summer it is almost always breezy.
In the upper Adriatic when it has strong intensity it takes the name Bora. Levant.
Generally weak wind from the northeast-southeast of the western Mediterranean. It can occur at any time of the year, but commonly recurs between July and October. In winter, the Levant is often accompanied by heavy rain. Libeccio.
West-southwest wind prevailing in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
During summer it blows as a breeze, but in late summer and winter it can become violent, raising very rough seas.
In southern Italy it brings strong heat. Mistral. Generic name for northwesterly winds, almost always breezy or moderate. It brings good weather and cold weather. Marin. Hot and humid French coastal wind blowing from the south-southeast. It can breathe out with strong intensity. It often brings rain when it blows harder. In breeze regime instead brings fine weather. Mistral. Strong, cold winds blowing between the northeast and northwest in the central western Mediterranean, particularly along the southern coast of France. But when it blows with great intensity it also affects Corsica and western Sardinia, reaching as far as Africa. Sirocco.
Warm southerly wind with predominance from the southeast from Africa that becomes very humid in Italy. In France it is equivalent to the wind called Marin. It can blow hard, especially in March and November. Tramontana.
Cold wind coming from the north-northeast, blowing mainly on the northern and western Italian coasts, Corsica, Balearic Islands.
In winter it can blow violently. Vardarac.
Wind blowing generally in winter from the North – West in the northern Aegean – Gulf of Thessaloniki. It has similar characteristics to Bora and Mistral.