westerly
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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
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
Instead of the usual easterly winds that blow from east to west, westerly winds develop.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Cool westerly winds are returning to the UK, sweeping away this week's brief burst of spring warmth.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
The effluent glacier seems to run on a long curve westerly up to the Gobrin plateau.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
Its winds are then largely of the purely planetary type, such as trade winds and westerlies.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
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