southerly
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The southerly winds will strengthen with gusts up to 50mph expected in Northern Ireland and western Scotland.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles was forecasting elevated surf and strong rip currents at beaches this weekend and into next week as a result of multiple southerly swells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The coast is dangerous this week because high tides — which peak in the evening — are coinciding with a southerly swell, Black said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Some forecasts are already suggesting that temporary builds of high pressure and southerly winds across the parts of the country next week could lift some areas back above heatwave thresholds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A biting southerly gale intensified the cold at the same time that the blubber supply ran alarmingly low.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
The weather is entirely different than it used to be, just look at the lack of southerlies bringing rain this season, he says.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 3, 2020
These waters in particular, provide some level of lee to the prevailing southerlies.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2011
