northerly

Instead of sprinting for the Soo Locks in a race to beat the storm, he became cautious, trying to avoid the brunt of it by taking a longer northerly course.

Brisk northerly winds will develop for the second half of the weekend bringing much cooler air southwards.

Although northerly winds are expected to develop over the weekend bringing a return of cooler conditions - and probably more rain.

This will give rise to a north-easterly or northerly air flow and whilst it will be warm for many, this will more likely be in central and western areas of the UK.

Shetland Islands Council says it is pushing ahead with plans to build tunnels to four outlying isles in the archipelago including Unst, the most northerly place in the UK.