coming from the east.
An easterly breeze is a breeze that is coming from the east and blowing toward the west.
When a wind is easterly, it blows from the east towards the west. However, when the wind is eastward, it blows from the west towards the east. The suffix is what determines the direction. "Ly" means from and "ward" means towards. From your example, I would say that the wind is coming FROM the north and blowing TOWARD the south.
It is called an easterly wind because it blows from the east.
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
Per weather.com:"WIND DIRECTION: The direction from which the wind is blowing. For example, an easterly wind is blowing from the east, not toward the east. It is reported with reference to true north, or 360 degrees on the compass, and expressed to the nearest 10 degrees, or to one of the 16 points of the compass (N, NE, WNW, etc.). " (emphasis added)http://www.weather.com/glossary/w.html
An easterly breeze is a breeze that is coming from the east and blowing toward the west.
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Winds blowing east to west or west to east are referred to as zonal winds
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_easterliesThe Easterlies are situated toward the east, or coming or being from the east: easterly winds.
An easterly wind blows from the east to west, as opposed to an easterly tide which flows from west to east
The adjective associated with east is easterly.
When a wind is easterly, it blows from the east towards the west. However, when the wind is eastward, it blows from the west towards the east. The suffix is what determines the direction. "Ly" means from and "ward" means towards. From your example, I would say that the wind is coming FROM the north and blowing TOWARD the south.
It is called an easterly wind because it blows from the east.
South Africa is geographically East-South-Easterly from the USA.
Trade winds blow from east to west while the westerlies blow from west to east. Trade winds blow near the equator whereas the westerlies blow in the middle latitudes.
Something in an easterly direction of Cubba
Yes, an Easterly wind originates in the east and blows into the west. This wind originates in the east.