southerly

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The jet stream will shift north this weekend allowing warmer southerly winds to bring hot air from southern Europe and north Africa.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

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

The warmth came courtesy of a flow of southerly winds from continental Europe.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Because it was located two thousand feet high in the mountains, White Sulphur’s climate was much more comfortable than other southerly regions were.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson