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Characterized by still air often moist, hazy skies, light to no wind. The warm air overrides the cooler air, causing precipitation starting with light rain increasing in intensity as the front nears. In the summer months the air becomes stagnant and can be called Smog (poor air quality) and hang around for days. It is almost always replace by a COLD FROPA, and clearing air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61703e75f9512b623704ca5c/e0772bc1-0cee-4adb-b960-408952821e30/Screen+Shot+2021-10-20+at+2.54.34+PM.png Blog 2 - Fronts, What to Expect Out There! - COLD FRONT: Perhaps the easiest to forecast and see coming our way as pilots. This front is the fastest moving of all the fronts and has the most change in conditions over time. It is characterized as a wedge of cold air, that under-rides warmer air that it will replace. This is where warm air, coming from the South and contains moisture, is met by cold air, which is fast moving, associated with a LOW PRESSURE center, and is coming from the North or Northwest. 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