Rain Shadow – The region on the lee-side of a mountain. This is where the precipitation is far less than on the windward side. Typically a dry climate. Generic view of Oregon from the Pacific ...

As rain-producing winds travel from west to east across mountain ranges, the mountains themselves block the weather's passage, collecting moisture on one side of the ridge and casting a “shadow ...

The longest continental mountain range in the world creates what’s known as a rain shadow, or an area sheltered by the winds necessary to create clouds—and rain. Read on to learn the ...