From the subsidence of a white powder, it seems probable that the Harmattan has a similar origin, from the unexplored mountains of Africa.
The Harmattan is a singular wind blowing from the interior parts of Africa to the Atlantic ocean, sometimes for a few hours, sometimes for several days without regular periods.
The warning light for Harmattan winds will be continuous vertical glare (white) on all oases of trans-Saharan N.
On Friday the 8th she sat on a deck-chair in the little garden outside the door enjoying the sunshine, for the harmattan wind was cold, and writing some letters.
The harmattan was like an Edinburgh "haar," though it was not cold except between midnight and daybreak; the air was thick with fine sand dust, and often she could not see three yards away.
It was the harmattan season, in which she always wilted like some delicate flower in the sun, and she grew so limp and fragile that she could not sit up.
The rainfall is less than on the coast; the dry season lasts from November (when the harmattan begins to blow) to March.
From the end of December to March the dry harmattan wind blows from the Sahara.
The harmattan is said not to extend to the southward of Fernando Po, but this has not yet been fully ascertained.
While the harmattan lasts, the dryness in the atmosphere produces an unpleasant feeling, although it is said not to be injurious to health.
The harmattan has also the effect of drying up the skin of the natives in a very extraordinary manner.
The harmattan prevails for several days in succession, and alternates with winds from the south and south-west.
This may be true as regards its inception, but to describe the harmattan one encounters in Togoland as a "wind," is to convey an altogether wrong impression.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "harmattan" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: devil; sirocco; storm
