blow in (from some place)

blow in (from some place)
blow in (from some place)
[for a wind] to move air in from some place. •

A huge mass of frigid air blew in from Canada.

When the cold air blew in, we were dressed in short sleeves.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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