rain shadow

Looking to the East, the range becomes much drier due to the rain shadow of the western mountains.

Often, a rain shadow will affect the leeward side of a range.

Soon we are out on the savannah leaving behind the rain shadow of the mountain.

But she was gone, her house empty and full of rain shadows.

The mountains act as a second rain shadow for Pacific storms rolling east.

The range has a strong influence on the climate of Chile since it produces a rain shadow to the east.

See rain shadow for more information on this phenomenon.

Hawaii also has rain shadows, with some areas being desert, much to the surprise of many tourists.

On the east side of the mountains is a drier rain shadow.

The mountains created a rain shadow that killed most of the trees.