Westerly can refer to:
- Westerly, Rhode Island, a town in the United States
- The Westerlies, the prevailing winds in the middle latitudes
- Westerly (Australian literary magazine), a literary magazine from the University of Western Australia
- A prevailing wind occurring at Perth, Western Australia, also known as the Fremantle Doctor
- Westerly Marine Construction Ltd pre-eminent British yacht builders from 1963 to 2000.
Famous quotes containing the word westerly:
“The East Wind, an interloper in the dominions of Westerly Weather, is an impassive-faced tyrant with a sharp poniard held behind his back for a treacherous stab.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)
“The Westerly Wind asserting his sway from the south-west quarter is often like a monarch gone mad, driving forth with wild imprecations the most faithful of his courtiers to shipwreck, disaster, and death.”
—Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)