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cold front

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A FAST-MOVING cold air mass overtakes a warm air mass.
Weather it brings: Abrupt weather changes; Heavy rain or snow; Thunderstorms

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Warm front

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A fast-moving WARM air mass overtakes a SLOWLY moving cold air mass.
Weather it brings: WARM & HUMID
HUMID: light rain or snow
DRY: scattered clouds

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Stationary front

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Cold and warm air masses meet, but neither can move the other.
Weather it brings: many days of clouds & precipitation

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Occluded front

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A warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses.
Weather it brings: Turn cloudy & rain or snow may fall

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