northerly in WordNet English dictionary

1. a wind that blows from the north
   north wind  northerly  norther  boreas 
   

1. in a northern direction
   "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"
   north  northerly  northwards  northward  north  northerly  northwards  northward 
   

1. coming from the north; used especially of wind
   "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly"
   northerly  northern 
   
2. situated in or oriented toward the north
   "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction"
   northerly  northern