westerly
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By Thursday the winds will turn more westerly or north-westerly, bringing a fresher air mass and a cooler feel to the weather.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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
With high pressure to the south of the UK, it's likely to stay dry on Monday with temperatures peaking in the low to mid-twenties Celsius and a gentle westerly breeze.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Instead of the usual easterly winds that blow from east to west, westerly winds develop.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
To the west now was open ocean, the full sweep of the Pacific, and the boat pitched and rolled on a twelve-foot westerly swell.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Current UK forecasts are showing that winds will start to switch to less hot westerlies from Saturday onwards.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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
The airship, which was used for meteorological research, unintentionally entered U.S. airspace because of the westerlies and its limited self-steering capability.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 17, 2023
We should be nearing the limits of the westerlies, but one cannot be sure for at least two days.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
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