easterly
1 of 2adjective or adverb
east·er·ly ˈē-stər-lē 
1
: situated toward or belonging to the east
the easterly shore of the lake
2
: coming from the east
an easterly storm
easterly
2 of 2noun
plural easterlies
: a wind from the east
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Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022 The gusty, easterly winds could cause air travel delays and create challenges for containment efforts of wildfires that are razing parts of Southern California. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Hurricane Kay will still be about 220 miles south of San Diego, the weather service in Los Angeles wrote, but the flow around the storm will bring easterly winds to the area, which could bring extreme heat all the way down to the beaches. Judson Jones, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Fresh to strong easterly #winds in the northern quadrant & #seas of 8-11 ft are expected through midweek. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Again, the region will see mostly dry conditions with an easterly wind of 10 mph along the coast. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2022 High temperatures aim for the 80-to-87-degree range as late afternoon easterly winds gust toward 15 mph at the same time. Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2022 Generally light easterly breezes could gust a few times near 20 mph. A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 This is likely to generate an easterly breeze, keeping it damp and mostly cloudy with showers likely, especially in the morning. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Anusha Krishnan, Quartz, 30 May 2022 But their move from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and the constraining effect of high pressure over Africa, sees them twisted from south-easterlies to south-westerlies. The Economist, 27 June 2019 Pulled toward the Americas by tropical easterlies, the fine particles from Africa often reach areas as far away as Texas and the Amazon River. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2017 An unusual easterly wind gusting up to 21 mph on Friday will drop temperatures to around 67 degrees. Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2017 Tropical Wave: A trough or cyclonic curvature maximum in the trade-wind easterlies. Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 19 June 2017 Tropical Wave:A trough or cyclonic curvature maximum in the trade-wind easterlies. Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 19 June 2017 See More
Adjective or adverb
Prevailing winds at the higher levels of the atmosphere (15-20,000 feet) will shift and become easterly winds this afternoon thanks to the remnants of Kay to our south. Dominic Fracassa, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022 The gusty, easterly winds could cause air travel delays and create challenges for containment efforts of wildfires that are razing parts of Southern California. Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 On Friday, Hurricane Kay will still be about 220 miles south of San Diego, the weather service in Los Angeles wrote, but the flow around the storm will bring easterly winds to the area, which could bring extreme heat all the way down to the beaches. Judson Jones, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Fresh to strong easterly #winds in the northern quadrant & #seas of 8-11 ft are expected through midweek. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Again, the region will see mostly dry conditions with an easterly wind of 10 mph along the coast. Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2022 High temperatures aim for the 80-to-87-degree range as late afternoon easterly winds gust toward 15 mph at the same time. Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2022 Generally light easterly breezes could gust a few times near 20 mph. A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 9 July 2022 This is likely to generate an easterly breeze, keeping it damp and mostly cloudy with showers likely, especially in the morning. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Noun
Due to this, the second event occurs – a seasonal jet stream, the tropical easterly, is set up. Anusha Krishnan, Quartz, 30 May 2022 But their move from the southern hemisphere to the northern, and the constraining effect of high pressure over Africa, sees them twisted from south-easterlies to south-westerlies. The Economist, 27 June 2019 Pulled toward the Americas by tropical easterlies, the fine particles from Africa often reach areas as far away as Texas and the Amazon River. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2017 An unusual easterly wind gusting up to 21 mph on Friday will drop temperatures to around 67 degrees. Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2017 Tropical Wave: A trough or cyclonic curvature maximum in the trade-wind easterlies. Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 19 June 2017 Tropical Wave:A trough or cyclonic curvature maximum in the trade-wind easterlies. Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 19 June 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective or adverb
obsolete easter eastern
First Known Use
Adjective Or Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1837, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
easterly
adverb or adjective
east·er·ly ˈē-stər-lē
1
: toward the east
They sailed easterly.
They sailed in an easterly direction.
2
: from the east
an easterly wind