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warm front

[ wawrm fruhnt ]

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noun

, Meteorology.

a transition zone between a mass of warm air and the colder air it is replacing.

warm front

noun

See occluded front, cold front
meteorol the boundary between a warm air mass and the cold air above which it is rising, at a less steep angle than at the cold front Compare cold front occluded front

warm front

The forward edge of an advancing mass of warm air that rises over and replaces a retreating mass of cooler air. As it rises, the warm air cools and the water vapor in it condenses, usually forming steady rain, sleet, or snow. On a weather map, a warm front is depicted as a red line with half circles whose curved sides point in the direction in which the warm air is moving.
Compare cold frontSee illustration at front

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Word History and Origins

Origin of warm front¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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cold front vs. warm front

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Example Sentences

Sometimes, however, tornadic thunderstorms can erupt in marginal setups, particularly when warm fronts are involved.

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The warm front was in a weakening state as it migrated north.

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We’ll also need to get a weak warm front through the region to jump-start our warmer-direction breezes out of the southwest by late Monday.

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After a dry first round that made the greens difficult to navigate, a warm front from the southwest will bring a 30 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening, though any rain overnight should stay to the north.

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The warm front is expected to pass north of the Mason-Dixon Line early Sunday, ushering in the mild air.

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Jumbles lies curled upon the warm front doorstep; Dimbie lies asleep in a low hammock chair.

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