Winter Warm Fronts

Question 1

Diagram of a winter warm front

Answer 1

Question 2

In the winter if you are flying from cold air into warm air, what kind of precipitation can you expect?

Answer 2

Snow, then pellets, then freezing rain then rain.

Question 3

In the winter if you are flying through rain what can you assume and expect if you keep going?

Answer 3

Assume that you are flying in a warm front and are headed towards a retreating cold front.

Expect the rain to turn to freezing rain once you enter the cold air, then ice pellets, then snow

Question 4

GFA example of winter warm front

Answer 4

Also note the dropping ceilings. Cross reference with the other WWF diagram for a 3D image

Question 5

If you are above the freezing level, what kind of precip can you expect?

Answer 5

Snow…