northerly
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Other meteorological influences can prevent the northerly or easterly winds that bring colder air.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nottingham's Trent Bridge will be the most northerly ground to host a men's Ashes Test, with Southampton given an England-Australia Test for the first time.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But they will drop during the rest of the week as a mostly northerly airflow starts to have more influence.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The fire in France's southwest Gironde region started with northerly winds, then westerly, then southerly, then easterly, then back again to the south, then the west...
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Second, the Greeks knew from their travels that the North Star appeared lower in the sky when viewed in the south than it did in more northerly regions.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
There are hints that cold northerlies could return in mid-February, increasing the risk of seeing snow showers.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024
The northerlies are the troublemakers, kicking up the Gulf Stream into fearsome lumps that sometimes keep the commercial boats at home.
From Time Magazine Archive
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