westerly

Barra Golf Club, the most westerly course in Scotland, is best played in hiking boots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The fire in France's southwest Gironde region started with northerly winds, then westerly, then southerly, then easterly, then back again to the south, then the west...

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

How long the heat lasts depend on whether a southerly or westerly wind develops.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Initially, winds will be mostly westerly meaning we may avoid the sort extreme temperatures we saw during the second half of June.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

On Wednesday though those brisk westerlies switch more to a south-westerly flow which will start to draw some hotter weather in across parts of the UK.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025

Other research has suggested that these westerlies will strengthen over the next century due to climate change.

From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024

“As we had made it clear before, the airship, used for meteorological research, unintentionally drifted into U.S. because of the westerlies and its limited self-steering capability,” Mr. Liu said.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2023

In this case, the balloon “deviated far from its planned course,” thanks to its “limited self-steering capability” and the strong wind currents of the westerlies.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023

Between the region which has rain throughout the year from the stormy westerlies, and the districts which are permanently arid under the trades, there is an indefinite belt over which rains fall in winter.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various