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1 Predicting Weather © Copyright 2010.  M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.

2 Cold Front In the US, most Cold Fronts travel in a west to east direction across the country.

3 Cold Front As a Cold Front passes, the wind will normally shift from a southerly to a northerly direction.

4 Cold Front Another indicator of an approaching Cold Front is the presence of Cumulonimbus Clouds.

5 Cold Front Colder weather occurs after a Cold Front has passed.

6 Warm Front In the US, most Warm Fronts travel in a west to east direction across the country.

7 Warm Front SSW behind front SSE ahead of front When a Warm Front passes, the wind will normally shift from an east-southeast to south- southwest direction.

8 Warm Front Another indicator of an approaching Warm Front is the presence of Nimbostratus Clouds.

9 Warm Front Warmer weather occurs after a Warm Front has passed.

10 High Pressure H A High Pressure system is an area that has diverging, sinking winds and a clockwise rotation.

11 High Pressure Fair weather is typically associated with high pressure.

12 High Pressure Rising pressure indicates sunny weather is approaching.

13 Low Pressure L A Low Pressure system is an area that has converging, rising winds and a counter-clockwise rotation.

14 Low Pressure Stormy weather is often associated with low pressure systems.

15 Low Pressure Sinking pressure indicates rainy weather is approaching.

16 The End


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