Arctic Cold Front - Weather Events

by FMI


The precipitation connected with Arctic Cold Fronts is in the form of snow.

Parameter Description
Precipitation
  • Snowfall
  • Snow showers
Temperature
  • Usually falls after the passage of the front
  • Rise after landfall
Wind (incl. gusts)
  • Veering of the wind at the front passage
  • Gusty winds behind the front
Other relevant information
  • There can be fog ahead of the front near the ice/sea border

23 March 2009/12.00 UTC - Meteosat VIS 0.6 image - Weather events

Menu of Arctic Cold Front
Typical Appearance in Vertical Cross Sections
References