southerly

3.7

A wind that comes from the south

: viento del sur

As the southerly approached, we could feel the warmer air mixing with the chill of autumn.

Examples

Sailors often prepare for a southerly wind, which can bring both challenges and favorable currents.
Hmm, when the Southerly blows.

They're a Weird Mob (1966)
For us, the southerly is always classical, tending to the archaeological but never the African?

Academic text (2013)
And this was in a hydrogen balloon launching from London, from Vauxhall, in fact, on a southerly blowing wind.
Should southerlies bring cold Antarctic air our way, even more layers of clothing would be required.

Blog text (7)
The southerly wind made the temperature drop significantly as it blew in from the coast.

south wind

vssoutherly

1 1.0

A wind that blows from the south

is the adjective form ending in ly with the same meaning

souther

vssoutherly

1 9.9

A wind that blows from the south

is the adjective form ending in ly with the same meaning

southerly singular

southerlies plural

southerly = south (transparent) = south + erly

The noun denotes a wind characterized by coming from the south, directly built from 'south' + '-erly'.

Southerly as a noun is made from south + -ly and was used to name winds. So a southerly is simply a wind that comes from the south.