westerly
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Barra Golf Club, the most westerly course in Scotland, is best played in hiking boots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The fire in France's southwest Gironde region started with northerly winds, then westerly, then southerly, then easterly, then back again to the south, then the west...
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
With high pressure to the south of the UK, it's likely to stay dry on Monday with temperatures peaking in the low to mid-twenties Celsius and a gentle westerly breeze.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The wind will be turning from a southerly to more of a westerly bringing about the change to cooler conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
During the afternoon of the following day, still going westerly and while coming off a rise, I saw ahead what looked to be a village situated in a dell.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
Other research has suggested that these westerlies will strengthen over the next century due to climate change.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
“As we had made it clear before, the airship, used for meteorological research, unintentionally drifted into U.S. because of the westerlies and its limited self-steering capability,” Mr. Liu said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
This strengthens the prevailing westerlies and drags them poleward.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
“The long-range models are forecasting a strong negative NAO, which usually helps push the westerlies and storm tracks along the East Coast farther south than normal,” said Wes Junker, Capital Weather Gang’s winter weather expert.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022
IT, or rather she, didn’t go back over the Pacific, perhaps because of the prevailing westerlies.
From The Good Neighbors by Edgar Pangborn
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