northerly

Example Sentences

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With northerly winds across the UK, the temperature has been around 4-7C below average this week.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

If Brora Rangers win the play-off, they would become the most northerly team in UK professional football.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Next week could bring even chillier weather as winds from a general northerly direction start to dominate.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Winds from a general northerly tap into air that is still fairly cold in and around the Arctic.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

For both women the castle was suddenly too dark, too empty, too lonely, too northerly, too full of night and winter.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White