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

Any southerly will drag in the increasingly warm air from the Mediterranean, potentially boosting temperatures into the high twenties.

From BBC • May 11, 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

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