Meteorology · Fronts — Cold
The passage of a cold front is typically marked by:
- ASlowly clearing skies and rising temperature
- BNo change in pressure
- CSteady light rain for days
- DA wind shift, sharp temperature drop, and often a brief line of heavy showers or squalls✓ Correct
Explanation
A cold front brings a marked wind veer (in the NH), a drop in temperature, a pressure rise after passage, and a narrow band of cumulonimbus with showers/thunderstorms along the steep frontal surface.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), fronts
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