How to Use northerly in a Sentence

northerly

adjective or adverb

• 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
• The high waves are caused by northerly winds blowing down the length of Lake Michigan.
  — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 1 Aug. 2021
• Flaherty said, adding a northerly wind pushed the fire from the garage into the house.
  — David Owens, courant.com, 1 Dec. 2019
• 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
• Again, the afternoon may be breezy with northerly winds.
  — oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021
• So were the two routes that make up the famed Northwest Passage in Canada, a southern one and a more northerly one.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2022
• The lack of heat has helped this situation (with the northerly flow from Canada).
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 June 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
• Inshore - Snow greeted most anglers at the dock along with a chilly northerly wind.
  — Bink Grimes, Houston Chronicle, 8 Dec. 2017
• Again, the afternoon may be breezy with winds under a northerly flow.
  — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2021
• Winds began their turn from a cool northerly direction to one out of the west today.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
• The Moon orbits roughly on the same plane as the Sun—the ecliptic—which is high in the day and low in the night as seen from northerly latitudes at this time of year.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• The storm is forecast to hug the northern coast of Cuba and begin to take a northerly turn this weekend toward the US.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
• The northerly winds pushed the fire to within 5 miles of St. Mary’s, officials said in a late Friday update.
  — Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022
• The northerly winds pushed the fire to within 5 miles of St. Mary's, officials said in a late Friday update.
  — Arkansas Online, 12 June 2022
• The northerly section of islands is part of the Kyushu region, known for beaches, volcanic hot springs, and the street food scene in the city of Fukuoka.
  — Johanna Read, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• Hurricane Ian will draw strong northerly winds across much of the Southeast.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
• Due to these strong northerly winds, lakeshore flooding is likely.
  — Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN, 24 Feb. 2020
• On Sanibel, head to the more northerly beaches or to Captiva for the perfect view.
  — Cassie Armstrong, orlandosentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• At the northerly tip of the Philippine island of Palawan, El Nido is the ideal base for a diving adventure.
  — Joe Minihane, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022
• For those using a more northerly route, the Steel Bridge is also a good alternate.
  — Rosemarie Stein, OregonLive.com, 9 Jan. 2018
• 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
• If the storm tracks just to our south, rains could be substantial, but a more northerly track would focus heavier rains in the Northeast.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
• The blaze remains active on its western and northern ends, spurred by gusty northerly winds.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
• The Bowdens live on the northerly stretch of McGregor that is scheduled for new sidewalks and a resurfaced road in the coming months.
  — al, 10 Nov. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Overnight, drier air will move in upon northerly breezes under mostly clear skies.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024