southerly

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Warmer, southerly winds will develop as the week goes on, raising temperatures into the twenties for most of us.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

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

From BBC • May 13, 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

Prior to the conflict, vessels usually took a more southerly route through the middle of the waterway.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

They bathed in a curve of the Susquehanna and then wandered in a southerly direction, keeping to fields, woods, stream beds, and little-used paths, headed, they thought, for Virginia, where Macon believed they had people.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison