weather front

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weather
noun[U]
uk
/ˈweð.ər/us
/ˈweð.ɚ/
the conditions in the air above the earth such as wind, rain, or temperature, especially at a particular time over a ...
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front
adjective[before noun]
uk
/frʌnt/us
/frʌnt/
in or at the front ...
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(Definition ofweatherandfrontfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This year was also a huge contrast to the previous year on theweatherfront.
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Mid-latitude westerly winds bring high pressureweatherfrontthat alternate with cold fronts on the winter.
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Others suggest that "blue norther" denotes the color of the sky that appears after the badweatherfronthas passed.
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The cloud was probably originally altostratus and has been broken up into altocumulus as theweatherfrontdisintegrates (usually as a result of encountering an area of high atmospheric pressure).
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Late-night rains and early morning rains may simply be the last precipitation of a passingweatherfront.
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Outside of the summer rainy season, most of the area's precipitation is delivered by the occasional passage of aweatherfront.
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This is termed a temperature inversion, and the boundary between the two air masses may extend for 1,000 mi or more along a stationaryweatherfront.
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When the clouds deepen and spread, especially when they are of the "cirrus radiatus" variety or "cirrus fibratus" species, this usually indicates an approachingweatherfront.
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Aweatherfrontis usually less convective than a trough in the tropics or subtropics (such as a tropical wave).
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Mulock's next foray to the region almost ended in disaster as a severeweatherfrontmoved in close to their position.
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Maps using isotherms show temperature gradients, which can help locate weather fronts.
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Weather fronts rarely penetrate far into the continent, leaving the center cold and dry.
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Therefore, they can often be spotted riding weather fronts and can signal changing weather patterns.
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In the summer, southeasterly winds bring weather fronts harbouring extensive amounts of moisture.
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By this time, the system had lost its weather fronts.
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Weather fronts separate air masses with different density (temperature and/or moisture) characteristics.
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Moisture overriding associated with weather fronts is an overall major method of precipitation production.
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Extratropical cyclones form as waves along weather fronts before occluding later in their life cycle as cold core cyclones.
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Such straight-line wind events are most common during the spring when instability is highest and weather fronts routinely cross the country.
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Maps containing station models aid in the drawing of isotherms, which more readily identifies temperature gradients, and can help in the location of weather fronts.
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