Definition of warm front
: an advancing edge of a warm air mass
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An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.
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Morning commuters will hit chilly temperatures in the 40s before the warm front driving the widespread rain passes through.
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The temperature forecast is a bit tricky, with highs anywhere from the upper 50s to the upper 60s, depending on the exact location of the warm front.
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The ebb and flow of cold and warm fronts are predicted weekly.
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Forecasters with the National Weather Service see a warm front lifting north across the metro area for Thursday, bringing another round of rain.
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Winter storms, weather events containing snow, sleet, or freezing rain, are made up of low-pressure centers, warm fronts, and cold fronts.
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The storm system will lift a warm front into the Midwest, funneling up air from the Gulf of Mexico.
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The National Weather Service said a warm front will move through Friday afternoon, bringing temperatures into the 60s and 70s (above normal) through the weekend.
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The warm front is quickly followed by a cold front for Saturday night and then some drying.
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First Known Use of warm front
1921
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Definition of warm front for English Language Learners
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: the front edge of a moving mass of warm air
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