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Well, let's take a more general look at what a cold front is before answering that question. A cold front is essentially the line between a colder airmass and a warmer airmass. Keeping that in mind, the most basic answer is that the temperature decreases suddenly. Other changes might also take place; because these cold fronts cause warm and cold air to meet, heavy rain or snow might occur. It might get quite windy, due to changing air masses (technically atmospheric pressure but simplifying).

What happens after a cold front depends on the nature of the airmass. Is it immediately followed by a warm front? If not, where is it coming from? If it's coming from the direction of a body of water, rain or snow might continue after the front. If not, the weather will likely be cooler/colder and dry. It usually depends on the region, the season, the quality of the cold front, etc; but these are the general patterns.

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What kind of front occurs when a cold front moves over a warm front?

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