If the wind is coming from the north and moving to the south, then it would be called a "northerly" wind. Likewise, if it is coming from the south, it would be a "southerly" wind. why? is there a reasond?
FROM the north. Winds take their names from their origin.
The wind coming from the south and heading north is called a southerly wind.
Well, darling, when the wind blows from south to north, we call it a "northerly wind." It's as simple as that. No need to complicate things, sugar. Just remember, when that wind is blowing up from the south, it's coming straight at ya from the north.
The north wind blows from the north, typically heading in a southward direction.
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
a north wind
FROM the north. Winds take their names from their origin.
The wind that blows from the south towards the north is called a south wind. It moves in the opposite direction to the usual north wind.
The north wind
The wind coming from the south and heading north is called a southerly wind.
Boreas is the North Wind. His brothers are Notus the South Wind, Zephyr the West Wind, and Eurus the East Wind.
Well, darling, when the wind blows from south to north, we call it a "northerly wind." It's as simple as that. No need to complicate things, sugar. Just remember, when that wind is blowing up from the south, it's coming straight at ya from the north.
The north wind blows from the north, typically heading in a southward direction.
When you name a wind. You name it in the direction it is coming from, so a wind blowing toward the north comes from the south. It is therefore a South Wind.
A southerly wind, or a south wind, is a wind that comes from the south and blows north. Southerly winds originate in the south or come from the south.
This is incorrect. A northerly wind comes from the north and moves toward the south.
It is a south-westerly wind. Always named after the direction the wind comes FROM And if from south-west it blows at 180 degress to north-east so not at 90 degrees to south-east direction.