air mass
noun
: a body of air extending hundreds or thousands of miles horizontally and sometimes as high as the stratosphere and maintaining as it travels nearly uniform conditions of temperature and humidity at any given level
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There will be a brief break in the stormy weather on Thursday as a drier air mass moves in.
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Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
After the cold front has passed, the air mass will be chilly and unsettled behind it.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Rain remains absent from Houston’s forecast Despite the increasingly humid air mass settling into Southeast Texas, rain chances stay stubbornly low.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Heat domes are associated with a stagnant air mass and record-challenging heat, Kines said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
After the cold front has passed, the air mass will be chilly and unsettled behind it.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Rain remains absent from Houston’s forecast Despite the increasingly humid air mass settling into Southeast Texas, rain chances stay stubbornly low.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
Heat domes are associated with a stagnant air mass and record-challenging heat, Kines said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Air mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mass. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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