How to Use southerly in a Sentence

southerly

1 of 2 adjective or adverb

• Light southerly winds, with lows in the low to mid-70s.
  — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 17 July 2022
• Highs will top out in the mid-70s, with just a light southerly wind at 5 mph.
  — Washington Post, 16 May 2021
• Sewage spills are as much a part of life in the South Bay as are the surfers who ride the southerly swells.
  — Gustavo Solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 May 2018
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the sun will be southerly in the summer.
  — Popular Science, 15 Mar. 2021
• Those southerly winds are light but steady around 5 mph.
  — Brian Jackson, Washington Post, 28 July 2019
• The warm temps will also come with strong southerly winds.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 26 Mar. 2021
• Rip tides caused by the southerly winds and swells from the storm will likely impact the coastal areas.
  — Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN, 16 June 2021
• The sun shone brightly, and a gusty southerly wind had warmed the Chicago suburbs into the mid-70s.
  — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 22 May 2023
• Howard Wharf LP will provide the five-foot easement on the southerly side of the right-of-way to make up for the fact that the pump station won’t be moved.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2021
• Ahead of the front a southerly flow of air has increased the humidity.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
• We are set to approach and top 70 as warm southerly winds persist.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
• Strong southerly winds will gust close to 30mph through the day, acting like a blow torch on the remaining snow pack.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
• Strong and gusty southerly winds will develop through the day and into tonight.
  — Austin Turner, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• The child’s mother grabbed her daughter’s hand and yelled at the man, who fled in a southerly direction.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2022
• Also, a breezy southerly wind will prevail across North Texas as gusts reach up to 40 mph.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
• In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, when the sun appears at its most southerly spot.
  — Michelle Krupa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2019
• Such marks the southerly edge of Dragonland, 260 acres of scrubland heath.
  — Michael Paterniti, GQ, 7 Mar. 2018
• Note that southerly winds will be a gusty through the day with peak gusts approaching 20mph to 25mph through the afternoon.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 20 Sep. 2020
• Breezy southerly winds will bring in warmer temps and the high is likely to reach 66 degrees, even under cloudy skies with chances for rain.
  — oregonlive, 3 Nov. 2020
• Thanks to a breezy southerly wind, highs will climb well above normal for Wednesday and Thursday.
  — Dallas News, 26 Dec. 2022
• Coastal areas should be ready for strong southerly winds with this system.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2022
• Thursday's big southerly winds will put a damper on the walleye fishing.
  — cleveland.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• High tides and strong southerly winds could cause minor coastal flooding.
  — Leigh Morgan, al.com, 6 June 2019
• Those southerly winds increase to around 10-15 mph during the afternoon, so at least there’s a breeze.
  — Brian Jackson, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2020
• Warm, southerly winds may gust near 20 mph during the afternoon as well.
  — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
• Current strong southerly winds mean the dust has easily crossed the Mediterranean Sea.
  — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2018
• Matagorda - Tides have swelled with southerly winds, and back lakes are filling with water.
  — Bink Grimes, Houston Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2018
• Larkspur was just one of the communities caught off guard last week as atmospheric river storms teamed up with king tides and southerly winds.
  — Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
• As such, soils will warm later in the year than in more southerly landscapes.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
• This is expected to occur from Tuesday evening through Thursday due to strong southerly winds.
  — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025

southerly

2 of 2 noun

• Highs quickly pop back into the 40s on the back of some strong southerly winds Tuesday, and remain in the 40s through the end of the week.
  — Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
• This was a southerly trajectory launch.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
• The broad area of high pressure will shift east through the day as southerly winds begin flow in on the western side of the high.
  — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
• That’s due in part to those warmer, southerly storms causing precipitation to fall as rain rather than snow.
  — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
• Gusty southerly winds will begin to develop Friday afternoon and in the evening across the region.
  — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
• Storms riding the jet stream can turn severe anytime southerly winds pull up warm, humid air from the Gulf.
  — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025