WARM & COLD AIR MASSES

COLD AIR MASS

WARM AIR MASS

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT WARM AIR MASSES

• if warmer air is replacing cold air, then it is a warm front.
• Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts because it is more difficult for the warm air to move
• You will often see high clouds like cirrus, cirrostratus, and middle clouds like altostratus ahead of a warm front
• Warm fronts usally move from southwest to northwest
• When a warm front passes the air becomes noticeable warmer

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT COLD AIR MASSES

• On a weather forecast map, a cold front is represented by a solid line with blue triangles
• If colder air is replacing warmer air, it is a cold front
• Commonly, when the cold front is passing, winds become gusty; there is a sudden drop in temperature
• Cold air is dense so it is able to quickly plow a warm air mass ahead of it.
• Air masses bring a verity of weather

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT WARM AIR MASSES

• WARM AIR CAN MOVE UPWARD AND DOWNWARD
• WARM AIR MASSES ARE VERY HOT
• WARM AIR MASSES EQUALS WARM WEATHER
• WARM AIR MASSES USALLY MAKE ICE MELT
• WARM AIR TRAVELS

INTERETING FACTS ABOUT COLD AIR MASSES

• WHEN A COLD AIR MASS AND A WARM AIR MASS COME TOGETHER IT CREATES A FRONT
• COLD AIR MASSES CAND BE ALL TYPES OF COLD WEATHER
• IN THE NORTH POLE IT IS ALWAYS A COLD FRONT
• COLD AIR MASSES CREATE COLD PRESSURE
• COLD AIR MASSES MAKE ICE FREEZE

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