How to Use westerly in a Sentence

westerly

adjective or adverb
  • For now, the are remains dry with a westerly breeze that will be gusty at times in the afternoon and early evening.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The westerly, onshore winds then disperse the fog inland through the valleys.
    — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Humidity levels will be low with a slight westerly wind throughout the day.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Having all rounds of this year’s tournament in the Pacific time zone is a rare luxury for westerly teams.
    — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Diurnal wind patterns will persist, with westerly/upcanyon flow.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Views reach toward the tiny islet of Preveto, with the more westerly shape of Marettimo faint on the horizon.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • One of the last to ripen in the entire appellation, this vineyard is surrounded by thick woods that protect it from the warm and humid westerly winds.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 May 2026
  • Periodic areas of wind blowing from the west to the east have helped transport this water, in what are appropriately known as westerly wind bursts.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Temperatures will continue to climb to around 90 degrees by Thursday due to a warm westerly flow.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For now, dry conditions are in store Friday as high pressure drifts east across the Florida peninsula with light westerly winds.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Noon temperatures will already be in the 70s with mostly cloudy skies and light westerly winds around 10 mph this afternoon.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The highest gusts should subside by sunrise Monday morning, but winds will remain breezy throughout the day with westerly gusts from 20 to 30 mph.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Diurnal wind patterns prevailed, with westerly/upcanyon winds gusting up to 20 mph observed during the afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Mount Fuji’s westerly location means that clear nights offer spectacular sunsets, the sun dipping behind the peak, but sunrise is equally as magical, when the first rays cast their light on the cone.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Diurnal wind patterns prevailed, with westerly/upcanyon winds gusting up to 20 MPH observed in the afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Diurnal wind patterns prevailed, with westerly/upcanyon winds gusting up to 20 MPH observed in the afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Typical diurnal winds prevailed with westerly/up canyon, gusting near 20 MPH, observed in the afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Typical diurnal winds were observed with westerly/upcanyon winds, gusting around 20 MPH, this afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Typical diurnal winds were observed with westerly/upcanyon winds, gusting around 20 MPH, this afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • After a seasonably cool morning Friday with predawn temperatures in the upper 40s, a dry westerly wind should result in an afternoon in the middle to upper 70s.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Contributing factors likely include strengthening westerly winds, a phenomenon that's connected to global warming due to climate change, as well as how the ocean is responding to those surface winds, Neff added.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • However, model studies predicted that strengthening westerly winds, provoked by climate change, would cause this CO₂-dense water to finally break to the surface.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Typical diurnal winds were observed with westerly/upcanyon winds, gusting around 20 MPH, observed this afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Forecasters said more rain and thunderstorms with strong winds and possible isolated hailstorms could continue to affect Karachi and other parts of Sindh province as a westerly weather system moves across the region.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Easterly winds to the south of the high sometimes have the ability to force tropical systems onto a westerly course that can take them from the eastern Atlantic to the Caribbean Sea or over the Gulf.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Back on terra firma, Johnny and I head west, to Pinar del Río, the province on the island's westerly tip that resembles the twisted, straggly end of a rustic country cigar, like the ones rolled by its farmers.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Typical diurnal winds were observed with westerly/upcanyon winds, gusting around 15-20 MPH, this afternoon.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • El Niño can increase high westerly winds across the Caribbean into the tropical Atlantic, according to Colorado State forecasters.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • According to the National Weather Service, Sunday as the day will feature sustained westerly winds of between 8 and 18 mph, with gusts of up to 38 mph.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Another important consideration is the belt of westerly winds which circle Antarctica, known as the Southern Annular Mode.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

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