Introduction

Fronts are the boundary between to different air masses. They usually are areas that have a strong temperature gradient as they are the transitional point between two air masses. Typically, fronts bring stronger winds.

Cold Fronts

As the name implies, cold fronts are when a colder air mass approaches a warmer air mass. As such, temperatures becomes colder and colder over time following the cold front. To see the hazards that come with fronts, check out the section "Hazards and Tips." With cold air approaching warmer air, water vapors condense into cumulonimbus clouds and precipitate. Therefore, fronts often brings a short period of rain followed by steady snow fall or sometime, in the spring, thunderstorms. Furthermore, cold fronts often experience stronger winds that warm fronts. However, after a cold front, nice weather usually follows.

Warm Fronts

Warm fronts are the opposite of cold fronts; warm air masses approach colder air masses. This means following the front the temperature increase. As the weather become warmer, it can teeter between freezing and above freezing, causing a mixture of rain and snow forming a slush. Besides that, warm fronts typically come with less hazards than cold fronts. That being said, it still has hazards. To see the hazards associated with fronts, refer to the section "Hazards and Tips"