How to Use northerly in a Sentence

northerly

adjective or adverb
  • Due to these strong northerly winds, lakeshore flooding is likely.
    — Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Again, the afternoon may be breezy with winds under a northerly flow.
    — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Flaherty said, adding a northerly wind pushed the fire from the garage into the house.
    — David Owens, courant.com, 1 Dec. 2019
  • The air will be quite dry with dew points in the low to mid-50s and the northerly breeze will lessen through the day.
    — courant.com, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Either way, light northerly winds behind the storm try to keep us in the 60s.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
  • At night, northerly wind gusts could reach 20 mph, the weather service says.
    — Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Winds began their turn from a cool northerly direction to one out of the west today.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Moderate northerly breezes behind a cold front bring drier and less-warm air.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
  • The blaze remains active on its western and northern ends, spurred by gusty northerly winds.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Inshore - Snow greeted most anglers at the dock along with a chilly northerly wind.
    — Bink Grimes, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
  • The high waves are caused by northerly winds blowing down the length of Lake Michigan.
    — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Adding in northerly winds, the next couple mornings feel like single digits.
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • So how about riding the best train journey in the world and skiing some of the world’s most northerly ski resorts?
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The front will also include northerly winds that may reach up to 25 mph with partly cloudy skies.
    — Teresa Velasco, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2021
  • Clouds early Wednesday should move out as northerly winds return.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Breezy northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph bring in slightly cooler air.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • More northerly waters, for example, that are too cold now may do better for walleyes in the future.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
  • As a final shower or sprinkle moves out of our region, skies start to clear and northerly winds ramp upward.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Across the northerly state, glaciers have melted, ground has thawed, and sea ice-free waters have begun to encroach on shores.
    — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2020
  • But observers in more northerly locations across the globe will still get impressive views.
    — National Geographic, 20 May 2016
  • All three appear to have followed a northerly route through the strait that has been demanded by Tehran.
    — Julian Lee, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The lack of heat has helped this situation (with the northerly flow from Canada).
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • Hurricane Ian will draw strong northerly winds across much of the Southeast.
    — Judson Jones, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Overnight, skies may have more clear moments than during the day as northerly winds calm toward merely 10 mph.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Fall migrants ride the northerly winds at night and at daybreak descend to feed wherever there is greenery.
    — Taylor Piephoff, charlotteobserver, 4 Oct. 2017
  • For those using a more northerly route, the Steel Bridge is also a good alternate.
    — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • That line will be tested in the next few days, though, with strong northerly winds and high temperatures expected in the area.
    — Michael Williams, SFChronicle.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Timing will be earlier in mountainous or more northerly stretches of the south.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
  • South of the equator, this northerly star rises considerably later in the evening.
    — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 15 Feb. 2021
  • The wind direction must come from the northerly quarter, aka the wind blowing from the north, northeast, northwest, or west.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025

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