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Front
• The place where air masses meet and
weather occurs
Cold Front
Cold air mass pushes against warm air
mass
Thunderstorms (warm weather)
Snowstorms (in winter)
Cumulus clouds are formed
Cold Front
Warm Front
• Warm air pushes against cold air mass
• Extensive Cloudiness and Precipitation
• Stratus Clouds form
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Cold & warm air masses meet, but do not
move each other
(Many days of precipitation and cloudy
weather). Precipitation is water in the
form of rain, sleet, snow and hail.
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
• A warm air mass is caught between two
cooler air masses
• Cloudy, precipitation
Occluded Front
Cold Front
Stationary Front
Warm Front
Occluded Front
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