northwesterly
adverb or adjective
north·west·er·ly
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stər-lē 
1
: from the northwest
2
: toward the northwest
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Winds begin in the westerly direction in the morning and are expected to shift to northwesterly and then north by the afternoon, Cronce said.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Behind the cold front, temperatures are expected to plunge very quickly as winds turn to northwesterly and remaining gusty.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
The only sign of our weak pre-dawn cold front having passed through are northwesterly breezes gusting near 20 mph a few times.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
Upper level winds will blow southwesterly through the evening, and surface winds will be north/northwesterly keeping the smoke from the Bedrock Fire confined to eastern Lane County and points south and east.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2023
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Behind the cold front, temperatures are expected to plunge very quickly as winds turn to northwesterly and remaining gusty.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2024
The only sign of our weak pre-dawn cold front having passed through are northwesterly breezes gusting near 20 mph a few times.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
Upper level winds will blow southwesterly through the evening, and surface winds will be north/northwesterly keeping the smoke from the Bedrock Fire confined to eastern Lane County and points south and east.
—oregonlive, 31 July 2023
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northwesterly
adverb or adjective
north·west·er·ly
nȯrth-ˈwes-tər-lē
1
: from the northwest
2
: toward the northwest
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