northerly

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.

With an area of low pressure still close to the UK winds will swing round to come from a more northerly direction.

County, the weather service had issued a high wind alert, warning that “gusty northerly winds are expected ... for the next several nights.”

This is when the Moon reaches the extremes of its orbit around the Earth, rising and setting at its most northerly and southerly positions on the horizon.