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Hi.......I was wondering what type of clouds come after a warm front also what type of weather is at the end of a warm front. Next i would like to know what type of clouds come after a cold front and also the weather that results from a cold front....thanks if you can tell me anything else about cold/warm fronts that would be great thanks again
Lindsay
Lindsay,
The way you determine what kind of front you are dealing with is the wind direction on the COLD side of the frontal boundary. If the cold air is advancing, it is a cold front. If the cold air is retreating, it is a warm front. If winds on the cold side of the front are almost calm, or are blowing parallel to the front, then it is a stationary front.
Warm fronts are usually associated with stratus clouds, while cold fronts are more often associated with cumulus and sometimes cumulonimbus clouds.
I hope this helped.
Sincerely,
Dave Dombek
AccuWeather.com
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A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.
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Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980. Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather. An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events. If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.
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