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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Despite the sunshine on Monday, don’t expect any change in the frigid air mass over Texas.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
An Arctic air mass is set to begin tomorrow and will affect regions spanning 2,000 miles across the country, from Texas to the East Coast.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
This will pull in moist Gulf air over the entrenched Arctic air mass, fueling widespread snow across central Indiana.
—Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
An Arctic air mass follows, locking everything in place for days.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 23 Jan. 2026
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 26 Jan. 2026
An Arctic air mass is set to begin tomorrow and will affect regions spanning 2,000 miles across the country, from Texas to the East Coast.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
This will pull in moist Gulf air over the entrenched Arctic air mass, fueling widespread snow across central Indiana.
—Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
An Arctic air mass follows, locking everything in place for days.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Air mass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20mass. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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