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When air gets colder, the molecules move closer together. The space between the molecules of air is where water particles stay when they are in clouds or in the air you breathe. So, when the space between molecules shrinks because of colder weather, the water molecules are "squeezed out" of the air and form into precipitation that then falls to the ground.

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Q: Does a cold front cause heavy precipitation?
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Does heavy precipitation often fall along a cold front?

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