southerly

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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

She added: "This southerly shift has already led to increases in continental droughts and wildfires across the southern landmasses."

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

Meanwhile, southerly winds pushed the system right up against — and perpendicular to — the Santa Ynez Mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Since the start of this month, there has generally been a southerly wind bringing a very mild, but cloudy, tropical maritime airmass all the way from the Canary Islands.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

A biting southerly gale intensified the cold at the same time that the blubber supply ran alarmingly low.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong