Definition of cold front
: an advancing edge of a cold air mass
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A cold front will move in tomorrow, bringing with it clear skies.
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But some parts of New York over the weekend had record lows as a cold front from Canada continues to hover across the state.
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Melody Rios had never rappelled off anything before, let alone the outside of a high-rise hotel in downtown San Antonio while winds whipped from a late-season cold front.
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The warmer temperatures of the 50s during the past few days have been shoved aside by a cold front that brought a drop in temperatures of 20 degrees Wednesday morning as well as strong wind gusts from the west of 40 to 45 mph.
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Wilkins said Tuesday's storms are to blame, as a cold front makes its way into Kentucky and pushes the hot air out.
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Though not quite a storm, a cold front did ground Villanova in Omaha that night.
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Both wind and rain will taper off in the evening as a cold front pushes through and possibly brings snow flurries, with an overnight low of 26, meteorologist Trent Frey said.
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Another cold front will make its way through the region early next week, bringing the temperatures back below normal, Lascody said.
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The Weather Service says a cold front should strike the Oregon coast about noon then quickly push its way into the metro area.
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First Known Use of cold front
1921
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: the front edge of a moving mass of cold air
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