southerly

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That will bring southerly winds from the subtropics - and a very different feel.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Any southerly will drag in the increasingly warm air from the Mediterranean, potentially boosting temperatures into the high twenties.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

During Thursday and Friday the winds will shift to a more southerly direction bringing warmer air across the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

These dust events usually occur a few times each year, most often in late winter and spring when southerly winds draw warm air north from the deserts of North Africa.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“You’re only about a half mile out. If the wind was blowing southerly you could smell the smoke.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss