The weather is good today,except in the south-north.是什么意思?为什

The weather is good today,except in the south-north.是什么意思?为什么south和north用-连接?
不好意思，看错了，应是south-west,西南，我懂了，英语中南北放在前面，东西放在后面，和中文刚好调个方向