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?
It is called a north wind or northern wind because it comes from the north. A south westerly wind comes from the south west etc.
! I only learned that this year.
The North wind is called Boreas.
Southerly
FROM the north. Winds take their names from their origin.
A North wind blows FROM the North TO the South. When you hear someone say North wind, East wind, South wind, or West wind, they are referring to the direction the wind is blowing FROM.
Northerly, southerly etc indicate the direction the wind is flowing FROM not to. A wind flowing from south to north is a Southerly wind.
NW - North West Wind Which goes towards South East NNW - North By North West Wind which goes towards South by South East. When the wind direction is more closer to the North than West it is called NNW.
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.
a north wind
The north wind
FROM the north. Winds take their names from their origin.
A North wind blows FROM the North TO the South. When you hear someone say North wind, East wind, South wind, or West wind, they are referring to the direction the wind is blowing FROM.
Boreas is the North Wind. His brothers are Notus the South Wind, Zephyr the West Wind, and Eurus the East Wind.
Northerly, southerly etc indicate the direction the wind is flowing FROM not to. A wind flowing from south to north is a Southerly wind.
NW - North West Wind Which goes towards South East NNW - North By North West Wind which goes towards South by South East. When the wind direction is more closer to the North than West it is called NNW.
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.
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.
It comes from the North, that is to say it blows towards the South.
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.
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.