warm front

noun

Definition of warm front

: an advancing edge of a warm air mass

Examples of warm front in a Sentence

An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.

Recent Examples on the Web Forecasters will be watching a warm front move northward into Alabama from the Gulf and possibly a complex of storms moving in from Mississippi. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Severe weather risk expands to include all of Alabama," 23 Apr. 2021 The mild and moist air will arrive Sunday morning as a warm front lifts north through the region, probably setting off some showers early in the day. — Washington Post, "Threat of thunderstorms with damaging winds in D.C. area on Sunday," 27 Mar. 2021 There will be a chance for some showers Tuesday night ahead of a warm front that will be responsible for bringing, at least interior portions of the state, the warmest temperatures so far this year. — courant.com, "Sunny, breezy start to the workweek; highs around 60," 25 Apr. 2021 Thursday will feel like spring, then another cool slap over the weekend before a more significant warm front arrives early next week with a few 60s, even 70s by Tuesday. — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, "Cool Weekend but a Real Warm Front Brewing Early Next Week," 20 Apr. 2021 National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Klein said this week's temperatures are higher than average and are a result of a warm front. — Slone Terranella, Detroit Free Press, "Expect sunshine, temperatures almost reaching 80s then some rain, clouds to end the week," 6 Apr. 2021 But the weather service added that depends on if a warm front can move inland along the coast. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Flooding a big concern in south Alabama today and Saturday," 16 Apr. 2021 Metro Detroit is headed for plenty of rain this week, as a warm front hovers over lower Michigan. — Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, "Metro Detroit weather forecast: Expect a warm, rainy week," 5 Apr. 2021 There’s an outside chance that Thursday may end up warmer, depending on whether a warm front can move to our north. — Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Chilly for much of the week, and damp and raw at times, too," 15 Mar. 2021

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warm front

noun

English Language Learners Definition of warm front

: the front edge of a moving mass of warm air

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