Transcript Notes: Weather Fronts

Cold Front
Forms
Cold air mass pushes under warm
air mass  warm air rises
Weather It Brings
• Thunderstorms form as
moisture in warm air mass
rises, cools, and condenses.
• As front moves through, cool,
fair weather follows.
Warm Front
Forms
Most, warm air mass slides up
and over cold air mass.
Weather It Brings
• As warm air mass rises, it
condenses into clouds.
• Brings rain or light snow,
followed by warm, milder
weather.
Stationary Front
Forms
Warm and cold air meet and
neither mass has force to move
the other.
Weather It Brings
• Clouds and fog form.
• May rain or snow.
• Brings days of clouds and
precipitation.
Occluded Front
Forms
Warm air mass gets caught
between two cold air masses.
Warm air mass rises as cool air
masses push together.
Weather It Brings
• Temp. drops
• Strong winds & heavy
precipitation
-HomeworkReviewing Fronts
1. Go to www.phschool.com
2. On the right side of the page, enter the web
code: cfp-4031
3. Investigate each type of front.
3. Copy the three quiz questions at bottom on the
page. After taking the quiz, write down the
correct answers.