northerly

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As the rain moves south, winds will turn northerly later, causing temperatures to drop.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"This finally breaks, allowing a northerly air mass to set in, bringing much drier, brighter conditions, sunshine on the way on Friday and Saturday and a few wintry showers on Friday."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

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.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Could the Khoisan, too, have been originally more widespread until their more northerly populations were somehow eliminated?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond