easterly

Example Sentences

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A weather system well offshore will bring gusty easterly winds to the Cascade gaps & to portions of the east Puget Sound lowlands late tonight – Tuesday afternoon.

From Seattle Times

Lowland snow showers will continue Wednesday night and easterly winds will develop off the Cascades, leading to gusty conditions in the nearby lower elevations and Cascade gaps, according to the National Weather Service.

From Seattle Times

The same easterly wind that brought smoke from the Bolt Creek fire into Snohomish and King counties also blew smoke from the Goat Rocks fire into the South Sound.

From Seattle Times

Poland has welcomed more Ukrainian refugees than any other country, with about 1.2m coming over the border from its easterly neighbour.

From BBC

Another factor is a strong West African monsoon, which supports the development of areas of low atmospheric pressure known as African easterly waves, from which intense storms can form.

From New York Times