1. Fronts, Weather Instruments & Weather Maps

2. Weather Fronts

3. Warm Front
Warm air approaches colder air and overtakes it…rising slowly and creating widespread showers.

4. Cold Front
Cold front rapidly lifts warm air causing vigorous thunderstorms and rain

5. Stationary Front When a warm or cold front stops moving
Once this boundary resumes its forward motion, it once again becomes a warm front or cold front

6. Occluded Front
When a cold front overtakes a warm front.

7. Weather Maps & Station Models

8. Station Models on a Weather Map
Several symbols combined to describe the weather of a given area.