northeasterly
adverb or adjective
north·east·er·ly
nȯrth-ˈē-stər-lē 
1
: from the northeast
2
: toward the northeast
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Winds will be light and variable but turning more northerly or northeasterly with time.
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Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
So, what would happen if the intrusion continues to propagate northeasterly and intersects the magmatic system under Askja?
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2014
Instead, the region has been seeing the exact opposite this week—high-pressure weather patterns bringing weak, northeasterly winds.
—Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
Drizzle is possible Tuesday morning if eddy circulation develops off the coast, then northerly winds will turn more northeasterly and offshore again later in the day.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
The current weather pattern that has largely persisted through the fall favors offshore, generally northeasterly Santa Ana-like flow in Southern California — that is, winds that move from inland deserts toward the ocean.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
In Harbin, China’s most northeasterly provincial capital, near the border with Russia, local officials earlier this month began offering subsidies equivalent to between $3,100 and $15,600 to college graduates buying homes for the first time.
—Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
The combination of an area of low pressure off the coast of Cape Cod and a high pressure system over coastal Maine will cause a northeasterly flow off the Atlantic that will result in mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday.
—courant.com, 4 Oct. 2021
Skies should stay sunny, but east-northeasterly breezes are slightly more noticeable and steady with time, blowing around 10 mph, perhaps gusting toward 20 mph or so.
—Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
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Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 July 2022
So, what would happen if the intrusion continues to propagate northeasterly and intersects the magmatic system under Askja?
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2014
Instead, the region has been seeing the exact opposite this week—high-pressure weather patterns bringing weak, northeasterly winds.
—Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
Drizzle is possible Tuesday morning if eddy circulation develops off the coast, then northerly winds will turn more northeasterly and offshore again later in the day.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
The current weather pattern that has largely persisted through the fall favors offshore, generally northeasterly Santa Ana-like flow in Southern California — that is, winds that move from inland deserts toward the ocean.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2021
In Harbin, China’s most northeasterly provincial capital, near the border with Russia, local officials earlier this month began offering subsidies equivalent to between $3,100 and $15,600 to college graduates buying homes for the first time.
—Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
The combination of an area of low pressure off the coast of Cape Cod and a high pressure system over coastal Maine will cause a northeasterly flow off the Atlantic that will result in mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday.
—courant.com, 4 Oct. 2021
Skies should stay sunny, but east-northeasterly breezes are slightly more noticeable and steady with time, blowing around 10 mph, perhaps gusting toward 20 mph or so.
—Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
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1667, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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northeasterly
adverb or adjective
north·east·er·ly
nȯr-ˈthē-stər-lē
1
: from the northeast
2
: toward the northeast
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