northerly

nouns

a wind that blows from the north

adjectives

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

adverbs

in a northern direction
"they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"