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It looks most likely that Atlantic weather-systems will continue to bring westerly winds and areas of rain at times.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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

He said: "The wind has picked up considerably and turned to a more westerly direction driving the fire eastwards."

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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

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

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

China says strong "westerlies" blew the device "with limited self-steering capability" off its planned course.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 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

Now suppose that cyclonic storms should be greatly reduced in number so that in the zone of prevailing westerlies they were scarcely more numerous than tropical hurricanes now are in the trade-wind belt.

From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington