: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
But forecast models have been trending colder, pushing the mixed precipitation slightly southward.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Daily low temperatures are expected to be challenged or broken from the Mid-Atlantic southward through the weekend into early next week.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
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Other areas where eclipse weather will be problematic will be over parts of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, where light rain and snow may fall, as well as portions of the Northern Plains to the upper Great Lakes, where a cold front will be dropping southward from south-central Canada.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
But forecast models have been trending colder, pushing the mixed precipitation slightly southward.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
AccuWeather shows that the high on Sunday will be 80 degrees with potential southward wind gusts up to 31 miles per hour.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Daily low temperatures are expected to be challenged or broken from the Mid-Atlantic southward through the weekend into early next week.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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