Warm Fronts
- Typical weather associated with warm frontal
passage:
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Before Passing |
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While Passing |
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After Passing |
Winds |
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south-southeast |
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variable |
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south-southwest |
Temperature |
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cool-cold, slow warming |
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steady rise |
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warmer, then steady |
Pressure |
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usually falling |
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leveling off |
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slight rise, followed by fall |
Clouds |
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in this order: Ci, Cs, As, Ns,
St, and fog; occasionally Cb in summer |
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stratus-type |
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clearing with scattered Sc;
occasionally Cb in summer |
Precipitation |
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light-to-moderate rain, snow,
sleet, or drizzle |
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drizzle or none |
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usually none, sometimes light
rain or showers |
Visibility |
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poor |
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poor, but improving |
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fair in haze |
Dew Point |
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steady rise |
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steady |
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rise, then steady |
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