Weather Fronts

A weather front is a boundary where two different air masses meet.

The main types of weather fronts are warm fronts, cold fronts, stationary fronts, and occluded fronts.

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Warm front.

Occluded front.

Warm air is less dense than cold air.

Warm fronts are typically associated with gradual increases in temperature and prolonged precipitation.

At a cold front, cold air pushes under warm air, causing the warm air to rise rapidly, often leading to thunderstorms.

A stationary front occurs when two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to replace the other.

Stationary fronts can lead to prolonged periods of rain or cloudy weather.