What Front Did We Have This Week?

The front we had this week was a cold front. I know this because, the weather came in quite quickly. Also, that the results of the front was snow and cloudy sky's. Last, there was a lot of wind, and that is also a factor of a cold front.

Occluded Fronts

An occluded front is when a body of warm air is caught between two cold air masses. The two cool fronts catch the warm air mass in the middle and they mix. Because cold air is denser than warm air, the warm air rises over the cool air. They call it occluded because the warm air mass is cut off. The result of this front is usually cloudy conditions with rain or snow.

Stationary Fronts

Stationary fronts are when both warm and cold fronts collide but don't have enough force to move one another. With both having water vapor, they form clouds, fog, rain, and some snow. A stationary front can last several days.

Warm Fronts

Warm fronts are when slow moving warm fronts collide with slow moving cold air fronts. The warm air rises over the cool air. Warm air fronts usually come with storms, clouds, and rain.

Cold Fronts

A cold front is when fast moving cold air collides into slow moving warm air. When the two collide the warm air rises and the cool air takes control. Because of these cool fronts cumulonimbus clouds and cumulus clouds form. If the warm front has a lot of water vapor that will cause heavy rain or snow to fall. If not, the sky ill only be cloudy.