Current Weather
Air Fronts
Front Symbols
Future Weather Predictions
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The weather LOW pressure creates
Lousy - Rain, storms, cloudy
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Cold Fronts create...
Rain, thunderstorms, hail, tornados.
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What does a cold front symbol look like?
Blue line with blue triangles
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When we predict the weather on a map, should the city be BEFORE the airfront or AFTER the airfront?
before
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The weather HIGH pressure creates.
Happy - Sunny, Clear, Dry skies
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These two air fronts can create stormy weather.
1. Cold Front
2. Occluded front
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What does a warm front symbol look like?
Red line with red semi-circles
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What city will most likely experience severe thunderstorms in a few days?
D
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What type of weather can we expect in city C?
Sunny, Clear, Dry Skies
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What type of front is known for clearing up very quickly?
Cold Front
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What type of front occurs when a warm air mass is trapped between two cold air masses?
Occluded Front
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What type of weather will Minneapolis soon experience?
Rain or storms
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What type of weather is the star currently experiencing?
Many days of precipitation!
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A warm front creates what type of weather on a DRY day?
Clouds
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How do you know in which direction a cold front or warm front is moving?
The side of the line with the spikes or bumps shows the direction it is moving
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In a couple of days, what type of weather may city E experience on a humid day?
Rain, warmer temperatures.
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What type of weather is the star currently experiencing?
Warm temperatures, high humidity.
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The type of weather that follows AFTER a stationary front.
Depends on the air front that comes in and finally moves it.
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Why are the symbols facing opposite ways in a Stationary Front?
Because a cold front and warm front meet so they are facing opposite ways, but neither can move the other.
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In a couple of days, what type of weather might we expect to see in St Louis?
Many days of rain - a stationary front!