Friday, March 14, 2008

Fronts


what is a front? A front is the boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures, humidities and densities. There are four different types:

  • Stationary Fronts: winds are gentle to non existent
  • Cold Fronts: Cold air pushes warm air up and creates gusty winds
  • Warm Fronts: slow moving warm air slides over cold air and creates gentle winds
  • Occluded Fronts: generally small, gentle winds.



Learn more about the four different types of fronts

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