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Understanding the Weather
When you talk of a north or northerly wind, do you mean that the wind blows from the north or towards the north? Is this the geographic north of the magnetic north?
A northerly wind refers to a wind that is blowing from the north towards the south. This is the geographic north, that is, the north that you will see on maps.
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Snowy weekend ahead in the mountains
16:04 AEST Snowfalls last weekend were the heaviest of the 2024 winter in the alpine regions of Tasmania and mainland Australia, and more snow is coming this weekend.
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