north-easterly

The forecast is for north-easterly winds increasing and this will have an effect on our response and salvage operations.

Damaged Vessel's Oil Reaches New Zealand Coastline Lucy Craymer 2011

The cold and unsettled conditions were created by a low pressure system in the eastern Mediterranean and gave severe north-easterly gales across the region.

Weatherwatch: Seasonal depressions 2011

Meanwhile, India endured heatwave conditions as hot, dry north-easterly winds sent temperatures soaring across western areas.

Weatherwatch: Heavy rains hit the Phillipines 2011

Helen Chivers, forecaster for the Met Office, said the drop in temperatures will be mainly due to the north-easterly wind due to arrive in Cardiff tonight – which will make it feel much colder than it actually is.

Freezing weather forecast for Cardiff Hannah Waldram 2010

It is strongly influenced by the annual movements of the inter-tropical convergence zone: the resulting dessicating prevailing winds are north-easterly.

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

The cold north-easterly wind means daytime temperatures across much of Scotland and north-east England will struggle to rise above freezing, and in central London by the weekend it will be 2C, well below the seasonal average.

Snow hits Scotland and north east of England Maev Kennedy 2010

The river was swollen, the paths sodden and slippery and a brutal rain-laden north-easterly, carrying heavy grey skies with it, sailed through the Yare valley.

Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk Mark Cocker 2010

The ergs piled against the massifs by the prevailing north-easterly winds are some of the highest sand dunes in the Sahara, reaching ~300 m at Arakao and Temet.

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

The cold north-easterly wind means daytime temperatures across much of Scotland and north-east England will struggle to rise above freezing, and in central London by the weekend will be around 2C, well below the seasonal average.

Met Office issues severe weather warnings for snow Maev Kennedy 2010

The ice-sheet had stubbornly held on until the fresh north-easterly breeze, that appeared on the very day the southern party returned, had rapidly provided a channel of open water.

The South Pole~ Northward 2009