southerly

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However, through this week a warmer southerly wind will draw up air from the Mediterranean and bring temperatures around 6 or 7 degrees above average on Wednesday.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The dust has been drawn north by southerly winds following Storm Regina which hit the Iberian Peninsula.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

As the storm tracked eastward into the western Mediterranean, it drew up warm southerly winds from North Africa, lifting fine Saharan dust high into the atmosphere.

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

It was as if some angry god was exacting payment for their easy voyage north, when they had ridden a steady southerly from Drag- onstone to the Wall.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin