northerly

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Forecasters said on Thursday showers would turn increasingly to snow, with locally gale force northerly winds setting in.

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But, with a strong northerly wind it will feel cold despite temperatures of 1 to 7C.

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Forecasters say there will be strong northerly winds too with an additional Met Office yellow warning for wind in north-east Scotland and the Northern Isles from 21:00 GMT Wednesday to 09:00 Thursday.

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Between 2 and 11 January, cold northerly winds in Scotland are expected to become dominant across the UK, bringing snow showers mainly to coastal areas that will work south, the Met Office said.

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In Norway's Nordland region, one of the most northerly counties in the country, the fire department responded to more than 200 weather‑related incidents, broadcaster NRK reported.

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