northerly
adjective
[ ˈnɔːðəli ]
• lying or moving in a northward position or direction.
• "he set off in a northerly direction"
northerly
adverb
• in or towards a northward position or direction.
• "the wind was gusting northerly"
northerly
noun
• a wind blowing from the north.
• "we saw a number of petrels in the strong northerlies"