How do you use Southerly in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like southern or south, plus the exact meaning.
Southerly meaning
A wind blowing from the south.
Using Southerly
- The main meaning on this page is: A wind blowing from the south.
- Useful related words include: southern, south, south wind, souther.
- In the example corpus, southerly often appears in combinations such as: southerly winds, the southerly, more southerly.
Context around Southerly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Southerly
- In this selection, "southerly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, light, moderate, westerly, winds, flow and swells stand out and add context to how "southerly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a chilly southerly breeze blew and and light southerly or variable. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "southerly" sits close to words such as adesina, adityanath and adoration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with southerly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Expect light southerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front tonight and Monday. (13 words)
Expect weakening trades on Sunday and light southerly or variable winds by Monday. (13 words)
Coastal winds will be light to moderate, turning southerly along the south coast by afternoon. (15 words)
The Authority's report states that the surface wind movement in the Red Sea is westerly northerly to westerly at speed of 15-40 km/h, while the surface wind movement in the Arabian Gulf is southerly to westerly southerly at speed of 12-35 km/h. (47 words)
He set off from South Africa’s most southerly point on April 22 2023, facing visa complications, health scares and an armed robbery, and believes he is the first person to run the full length of Africa. (37 words)
Increasing southerly winds and moisture ahead of an approaching cold front and upper disturbance will lead to better rainfall chances for portions of the state later today through the second half of the week. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Authority's report states that the surface wind movement in the Red Sea is westerly northerly to westerly at speed of 15-40 km/h, while the surface wind movement in the Arabian Gulf is southerly to westerly southerly at speed of 12-35 km/h.
A chilly southerly breeze blew in a thick voggy blanket under gray overcast skies late Wednesday afternoon in Hilo.
As the high shifts off to the east, a southerly flow will bring back the warmer conditions for the end of the week.
Coastal winds will be light to moderate, turning southerly along the south coast by afternoon.
Expect light southerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front tonight and Monday.
Highest temperatures of 18C to 21C with light to moderate southerly breezes,” Met Éireann said.
Snow levels will fluctuate quite a bit as the southerly flow will raise levels to about 4,500 feet briefly on Friday afternoon.
Surf along south facing shores will remain small through next week with mainly background long-period southerly swells.
The Gather, Laggan by Adam James, of New Space Architecture and 3B Construction for owner Duncan McConchie: The judges appreciated the choice of location with southerly views to the Islands of Fleet.
The lower half of Pinellas County has long enjoyed a healthy flirtation with plants that, although not native to us, will thrive in the Florida’s more southerly counties.
The wind along the coast will be fresh northerly to north-easterly north of Durban in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly in the morning, becoming southerly to south-westerly.
At around midday today, east to south eastly winds of 20 to 25 knots are expected with rough seas and moderate southerly swells.
California’s Vandenberg is unique among U.S. space ports in that it enables launches into polar orbit by launching southerly without overflying populated areas.
Expect weakening trades on Sunday and light southerly or variable winds by Monday.
Global model consensus suggests winds become increasingly southerly by late Monday into Tuesday as the islands catch the southern periphery of pressure falls.
Hardier tomatoes can be planted outdoors this month, but the plants will need shelter from strong westerly and southerly winds.
He set off from South Africa’s most southerly point on April 22 2023, facing visa complications, health scares and an armed robbery, and believes he is the first person to run the full length of Africa.
Increasing southerly winds and moisture ahead of an approaching cold front and upper disturbance will lead to better rainfall chances for portions of the state later today through the second half of the week.
Irish forecaster Met Eireann has warned of gale force southerly winds bringing a risk of difficult travel conditions, fallen trees, power outages and flooding along coastal areas.
Common combinations with southerly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: