Warm Front
what is the symbol for a warm front?
red line with circles
what is the symbol for a cold front?
blue triangles with a line
what is the symbol for a stationary front?
red circles and blue triangles together
what is the symbol for occluded fronts
purple line
symbol for high pressure
Blue H
what type of weather does a warm front bring?
temperature change, cloudy skies, rain
what type of weather does a cold front bring?
temp drops, wind increase, heavy rain.
what type of weather does a stationary front bring?
rain, drizzle, fog
what type of weather does a Occluded front bring?
brings cloudy skies, rain, temp change and wind speeds
symbol for low pressure
Red L
what season do warm fronts occur most often?
spring
what happens to the winds?
cold fronts lead to strong winds
what type of rain does a stationary front bring?
heavy rain, drizzle, possible flooding
how does a occluded front affect temperature?
drops in temperature
high pressure?
higher humidity and hotter air
how big of a change does a warm front have on the weather?
a dramatic change in weather
what season do cold fronts appear in?
cold fronts are made in the winter when there's snow coming
how does a stationary front happen?
it happens when two masses of air are pushing against each other but neither are powerful enough to move the other.
what type of rain does a occluded front bring?
drizzle or snow
low pressure
humidity increase and lower in temp
In a mid-latitude cyclone, this combination of thermodynamic and dynamic processes explains why a radiosonde detects veering winds, rising temperature and dew point, thickening altostratus to nimbostratus clouds, and an increase in θₑ across a warm front—effects that may be altered by a strong inversion aloft.
warm air advection, frontal lifting, and isentropic ascent?
This frontal boundary is typically marked by a sudden wind shift, sharp drop in temperature and dew point, towering cumulonimbus clouds, and narrow bands of intense precipitation—driven by strong frontal lifting and density differences between advancing and retreating air masses.
Cold Front
This quasi-linear boundary, characterized by weak thermal advection and minimal geostrophic wind imbalance, can persist for days, fostering mesoscale cyclogenesis and extended stratiform precipitation due to sustained isentropic lift along the frontal slope.
a stationary front?
how do occluded fronts form?
when a cold front overtakes a warm front
whats the difference between high and low pressure
high pressure makes the air hotter and low pressure makes the temp colder.