Fronts and Air Pressure

Fronts and Air Pressure

High Air Pressure

• Pressure System

• Happy Weather - clear, fair, sunny, dry

• Symbol is a blue H

Low Air Pressure

• Pressure System

• Lousy Weather - cloudy, overcast, rain

• Symbol is a red L

Warm Front!

• Frontal System

• brings warmer weather!

• Symbol is a red curved line with half suns

Cold Front!

• Frontal System with thunderstorms and wind

• brings colder weather!

• Symbol is a blue curved line with triangles (icicles)

Stationary Front!

• Frontal System

• brings lingering days of rain, weather front sticks around

• Symbol is a blue curved line with triangles (icicles) along with red curved line with half suns