northerly

Example Sentences

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So any northerly wind in the UK, will drag that colder air and bring lower temperatures.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Strong northerly winds will sweep across the country, bringing blustery showers of rain, sleet, and hail, with snow over higher ground.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

This is perhaps why Aleqatsiaq Peary, a 42-year-old Inuit hunter living in the remote northerly town of Qaanaaq, seemed unfazed by the prospect of US ownership.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Further snow showers are expected for areas exposed to the northerly winds, especially northern Scotland, Northern Ireland, west Wales, south-west England and parts of eastern England.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Beyond the cross the road turns more northerly and there is a fork where it divides.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli