1. Weather Fronts Warm Front Cold Front Stationary Front Occluded Front

2. WARM FRONT SYMBOL

3. WARM FRONT

5. WARM FRONT COLD FRONT Short, usually intense storms - (thunderstorms, squalls, tornadoes) They usually pass fairly quickly. Bring a steady drizzle, light rain; a low cloud base, and possibly fog. They may take a day or two to pass.

6. COLD FRONT SYMBOL

7. COLD FRONT

9. Stationary Front The differences in their temperatures and pressures have almost equalized. Result - usually little wind but a long period of rain

10. Stationary Front

11. OCCLUDED FRONT SYMBOL

12. OCCLUDED FRONT The cold front contributes high winds and unsettled conditions; the warm front contributes steady heavy rain

13. OCCLUDED FRONT

14. HIGH PRESSURE AREA

15. LOW PRESSURE AREA

16. Links Weather animations for WARM and COLD Fronts –http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es200 2/es2002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualizationhttp://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es200 2/es2002page01.cfm?chapter_no=visualization