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
That wind direction has now changed, with a broadly westerly flow from the Atlantic - hence the significantly cooler feel and a return to "normal" spring weather.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
The weather that day was perfect—a westerly breeze that smelled of the sea—and she was sky spinning, twisting in the cold air.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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 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
This would not only enable the westerlies, which are really southwesterlies, to carry more heat than now to high latitudes, but would still further strengthen the ocean currents.
From Climatic Changes Their Nature and Causes by Ellsworth Huntington
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