How to Use northwesterly in a Sentence

northwesterly

adverb or adjective

• Slight north-northwesterly breezes should fully calm by late night.
  — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2020
• The one downside, there will be a gusty northwesterly breeze throughout the day.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• By evening, skies will remain clear, and there will be a gentle northwesterly breeze.
  — Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 13 June 2026
• The upper air flow will turn more west to northwesterly and usher in stable air.
  — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2022
• Gusty evening west-northwesterly breezes should nearly calm before dawn.
  — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
• Behind that, expect breezy north and northwesterly winds through the middle of the week.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 5 Mar. 2018
• North-northwesterly wind gusts build and could near 35 mph at times during the afternoon.
  — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
• The rain chance will stay near 40 per cent during the match, and winds will be northwesterly at five to 10 miles per hour.
  — Aaron Mentkowski, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• 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
• Skies quickly clear as chilly, but drying, northwesterly breezes diminish through the day.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
• The resurgent Arctic air rides in on west-northwesterly winds gusting near 25 mph at times.
  — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
• Evening northwesterly breezes around 20 mph are nearer 10 mph by sunrise.
  — Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
• Light winds from the south become northwesterly during the afternoon.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• If northwesterly winds manage to gust near 40 mph, wind chills will easily be stuck in the 20s all day.
  — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2022
• In the winter, when northwesterly winds bring rain, the couple warm up with a hanging French fireplace in the living room.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2020
• There should be a shift in the wind in midafternoon, going from westerly to northwesterly, Leatherwood said.
  — Paige Fry, chicagotribune.com, 30 Mar. 2021
• Afternoon northwesterly breezes gust near 20 mph as a tiny shower or storm chance arrives near sunset.
  — Washington Post, 21 May 2021
• At the foot of the rocks, far below, prevailing northwesterly winds known as the Mistral whip the sea into a frenzy.
  — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
• The day's conditions included strong northwesterly winds and low, dirty water with very little tidal movement.
  — Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• The eerie sound, sort of a mix between a hum, a whistle and a screech, emerges when strong northwesterly winds across the bridge blow through slender new handrails that were installed on the west side of the span.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2020
• As the winds shift more northwesterly, smoke from the wildfires will move into the area in the afternoon and evening, creating hazy skies, the weather service said.
  — Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026
• With west-northwesterly breezes occasionally gusting to near 25 mph, wind chills may top out in the mid-30s at best.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
• 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
• Winds will turn northwesterly, heralding another chilly weekend.
  — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2026
• That eliminates the inversion lid, or there sometimes is weak offshore flow replacing the northwesterly onshore winds.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
• Behind the front winds will turn northwesterly, and temperatures will fall quickly into the 50s and 60s with a gusty north wind.
  — Dallas News, 3 Feb. 2021
• Wind chills in the teens are possible, as northwesterly winds potentially howl, perhaps in the 20-30 mph range.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2018
• Winds begin in the westerly direction in the morning and are expected to shift to northwesterly and then north by the afternoon, Cronce said.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
• Then Van Kirk put the three planes on a 345-degree northwesterly heading for Hiroshima.
  — David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025
• Gusty northwesterly winds Monday add some extra chill to already-cold high temperatures in the mid-30s to around 40 degrees.
  — Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2021