A hot, dry wind that blows from the Sahara Desert toward North Africa and the Mediterranean, similar to other föhn winds.
From Arabic 'sharqi' meaning 'eastern', referring to its easterly origin from the Sahara. This meteorological term entered European languages as colonial powers documented regional weather patterns.
The chergui can send temperatures soaring 30+ degrees in hours and suck moisture from the air so intensely that lips crack and plants wilt—it's a wind so notorious that some North African insurance policies exclude chergui-related damage.
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