Dark blue cloudy sky

What is Cold Front?

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden drops in temperature, thunderstorms, and heavy rain as the colder air forces the warmer air upward.

Schedule a Demo Today

A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!

Contact Us

Glossary

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.