Weather fronts are often closely associated with atmospheric pressure systems. They are generally guided by the jet stream and travel from west to east. This movement is due to the Coriolis effect, caused by the Earth spinning about its axis.
An active weather front with large amounts of precipitation
Anemometer
An instrument that measures wind speed ...
Winter weather fronts are always ''plunging'' out of Canada to deliver a ''body blow'' to the nation's ''midsection.'' This year's frigid northern air mass was even christened after one of Canada's western provinces - the Alberta Clipper.
Quasi-Stationary Front: A weather front which is nearly stationary, having speeds of less than 8 km/h (5 mph).
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Weather Fronts Explained
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More commonly used when two weather fronts meet and one front rides up and over the other. If a cold front rides up and over a warm front, it is a WARM OCCLUSION. If a cold front slides under the warm front, it is a COLD OCCLUSION.
Positions of weather fronts and cloud formations are often shown on these charts, which assist forecasters in determining the areal coverage of different weather types.
The scattered thunderstorms that develop in the summer are called air-mass thunderstorms because they form in warm, maritime tropical air masses away from other weather fronts.
Pressure occuring at movement of first contact termed Ice Impact PressureDynamic LiftingThe forced uplifting of air from various atmospheric processes, such as weather fronts, and cyclones.
 See also: Weather, Front, Temperature, Air, Meteor
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