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The air inside a tornado is cooler than its surroundings. This is not due to the wind or the fact that it comes from the sky, but from the fact that the pressure in a tornado is low. As air enters a tornado it is decompressed rapidly, and cools as a consequence. This is predicted by gas laws. In many cases the temperature inside a tornado is less than the dew point, which is why the funnel forms.

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What develops when cold dry air becomes warm and moist?

A tornado.


How warm is a tornado on the inside?

That is not known. Not enough measurements have been taken.


What 2 fronts can cause a tornado?

Tornadoes can be caused by either supercell thunderstorms or by the interaction of cold and warm fronts. Supercell thunderstorms are the most common cause of tornadoes, with their rotating updrafts creating the conditions necessary for tornado formation. When cold and warm fronts clash, the temperature difference and wind dynamics can create the instability needed for tornado development.


How warm is it inside a tornado?

That is not known. Not enough measurements have been taken from inside a tornado.


Are the insides of tornadoes hot or cold?

Because of the cooling that occurs when air is decompressed, the inside of a tornado is cooler than the air around it, but probably is not exactly cold, since tornadoes are usually associated with warm weather.


Are tornado winds cold?

It all depends on where and when the tornado occurs, and what the actual temperature is in the area. Most tornadoes form ahead of a boundary where cold air plows into warm air called a cold front. Generally the warmer, and moister the air mass the better chance there is of a tornado forming. Because tornadoes generally form in the rear portion of a thunderstorm the air may be somewhat cooler than in the rest of the warm air mass. Inside the tornado itself there will be another temperature drop due to decompression. So a tornado is generally cooler than its surroundings, but is will still tend to be relatively warm. That said, tornadoes can occasionally form in fairly cool air, in which case the winds would definitely cold, especially with wind shill factored in.


Are igloos hot on the inside?

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When cold air runs into warm air where does each mass go?

I don't know, but usually it creates a disaster like a tornado or a hurricane, so watch out for cold and warm are meeting.


Do pink dolphins have warm blood or cold blood inside?

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When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and a neither can move the other the result is a?

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Can snow occur during a tornado?

It is very rare for snow to occur during a tornado. Tornadoes are associated with warm and moist conditions, whereas snow typically requires colder temperatures. However, in extremely rare cases where intense cold air meets warm, moist air, there is a very small chance for snow to occur during a tornado.


Are tornadoes hot are cold?

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