westerly

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

As westerly winds and Atlantic air takes over, temperatures will still be above, but much closer to the seasonal average on Sunday, peaking in the high teens to the mid twenties.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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

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

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

“The long-range models are forecasting a strong negative NAO, which usually helps push the westerlies and storm tracks along the East Coast farther south than normal,” said Wes Junker, Capital Weather Gang’s winter weather expert.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022

Many settlers affirm that they feel the peculiar searching character of the dry cold "westerlies" more keenly than the more "honest" frost of the old country.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.