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A cold front forms. The warm, moist air, which is less dense, gets forced upwards. As it rises it cools and the moisture in it condenses. This results in rain and possibly thunderstorms.

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What is the difference between frontal rainfall and orographic rainfall?

Frontal rainfall occurs when warm and cold air masses meet, leading to the warm air rising and cooling, causing condensation and precipitation. Orographic rainfall happens when moist air is forced to rise over a barrier, such as a mountain range, leading to cooling, condensation, and rainfall on the windward side of the barrier.


Where warm and cold air meet?

Warm and cold air meet at a frontal boundary, such as a cold front or a warm front. When these air masses collide, it can lead to changes in weather patterns, including the development of storms and precipitation.


Winter storms usually start along a what?

Winter storms usually start along a frontal boundary where cold, dense air masses meet warm, moist air masses, resulting in the formation of intense low-pressure systems.


Why does it always rain over Britain?

Because cold air blowing in from the North Sea meets with the warmer air coming from the gulf of Mexico over Britain. When the hot air and cold air meet any clouds in the hot air cool enough to rain.


What happens when a cold front hits a warm front?

When a warm front and cold front meet the cool air rises above the warm air which creates lift which causes the moist air parcels to rise into the atmosphere. Then they condense into water droplets and form clouds those clouds will then form into thunderstorms which when the water molecules get heavy enough will fall as rain and then the water molecules and air molecules bounce off each other create the lightning you get with thunderstorms and that lightning creates a sonic boom which is the thunder. So basically a warm front and cold front colliding create thunderstorms which if the atmosphere supports it can potentially produce thunderstorms that produce tornadoes.

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A warm front forms.


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Why do many natural hazards occur in the Great Plains?

When cold air masses from the north meet warm moist air masses from the south, violent storms can occur.


What happens when hot and cold air meet?

When hot and cold air meet, the warmer air, being less dense, rises above the cooler air, creating vertical movement known as convection. This can lead to the formation of clouds, precipitation, and sometimes severe weather like thunderstorms. Areas where warm and cold air masses meet are known as fronts.


What happens when a hot cloud and cold cloud meet?

When a hot cloud and a cold cloud meet, the warm air of the hot cloud rises above the cold air of the cold cloud. This can lead to the formation of thunderstorms or precipitation, as the warm and cold air masses interact and create instability in the atmosphere.


What happens when warm water from the gulf stream meets cold water from the north?

When warm waters of the gulf stream meet cold winds from the North hurricanes occur.


Why does it snow in Washington and Alaska?

Because of the cold air from Canada and the wet air off the ocean when they meet snow happens


When warm air from a large body of water moves quickly into a land area of cold air we can expect to occur where the two air masses meet.?

A thunderstorm


What two air masses would most likely form a tornado when they meet?

A warm, moist air mass and a cold, dry air mass are most likely to form a tornado when they meet. The warm air rises rapidly, creating instability, while the cold air creates a temperature difference that enhances the development of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes.