southeasterly

Southeasterly is a term used in meteorology to describe a compass direction for wind or weather. It indicates that the wind originates from the southeast and travels toward the northwest. The term is used in weather forecasts, nautical reports, and aviation to describe wind direction. On weather maps, southeasterly winds are often abbreviated SE as the wind’s origin.

In terms of effects, southeasterly winds can influence local climate and marine conditions. They may bring warmer, more humid air from lower latitudes in some regions, or moister air from the sea, affecting cloudiness and precipitation patterns along coastlines or in arid zones adjacent to seas. The exact impact depends on season, geography, and the larger pressure systems in play.

Southeasterly winds are one of several directional wind descriptors used alongside others such as northeasterly, southerly, westerly. They are opposite to northwesterly winds. In navigation and meteorology, understanding the origin rather than the destination is standard for wind direction.