coming from the north; used especially of wind; "the north wind doth blow"; "a northern snowstorm"; "the winds are northerly" situated in or oriented toward the north; "the northern suburbs"; "going in a northerly direction
A northerly point, area, or direction is to the north or towards the north. Unst is the most northerly island in the British Isles I wanted to go a more northerly route across Montana. = northern