west-northwest
noun
west-north·west
: a compass point that is two points north of due west : N67°30′W
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Wind gusts from the west-northwest may still gust around 20 mph.
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The comet can be seen in the early evenings by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The comet can be seen in the early evenings from the Northern Hemisphere by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The main story is the wind, sustained from the west-northwest around 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 to 50 mph.
—Molly Robey, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
Look to the west-northwest sky in the evening to early night to see the spiral Andromeda Galaxy, the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024
Midday breezes from the west-northwest could occasionally gust around 15 mph.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
In Little Rock, a tornado rated EF3 by the National Weather Service, with winds reaching 165 miles per hour, touched down about two miles west-northwest of the intersection of Interstate 430 and Interstate 630 about 2:22 p.m.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
Through tonight: Clear and slowly calming, with west-northwest breezes down toward 5 mph near dawn.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The comet can be seen in the early evenings by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
The comet can be seen in the early evenings from the Northern Hemisphere by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
The main story is the wind, sustained from the west-northwest around 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 to 50 mph.
—Molly Robey, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
Look to the west-northwest sky in the evening to early night to see the spiral Andromeda Galaxy, the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024
Midday breezes from the west-northwest could occasionally gust around 15 mph.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
In Little Rock, a tornado rated EF3 by the National Weather Service, with winds reaching 165 miles per hour, touched down about two miles west-northwest of the intersection of Interstate 430 and Interstate 630 about 2:22 p.m.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
Through tonight: Clear and slowly calming, with west-northwest breezes down toward 5 mph near dawn.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
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