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southerly

[suhth-er-lee] / ˈsʌð ər li /
ADJECTIVE
southern
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The dust has been drawn north by southerly winds following Storm Regina which hit the Iberian Peninsula.

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Less grey and misty weather on Thursday morning and more sunshine will allow temperatures in England and Wales to rise rapidly with the warmth drawn up from Europe on a southerly breeze.

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The dust, made up of fine sand and mineral particles lifted from the deserts of North Africa, will have travelled thousands of miles on warm southerly air currents.

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Winds from a southerly direction will send warm air our way and can boost temperatures into the low or even the mid-twenties.

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In Canada's Western Hudson Bay, where the most southerly and best studied bears live, a decline in the population has been directly linked to warming temperatures.

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