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Examples of warm front in a Sentence
An approaching warm front often means that rain is coming.
Recent Examples on the Web
The extent of the cloud cover all hinges on how quickly a warm front advances eastward.
—Elisa Raffa, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
The prefrontal rain, associated with a warm front, was likely to pass by Friday evening, NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
However, a few sprinkles will be possible at night as a warm front moves into the region.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2024
That marked the northern edge of warm, moist air wafting north out of the Gulf of Mexico which acted as an effective warm front, imparting low-level helicity, or twist, that storms used to produce tornadoes.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The warm weather early this week is due, in part, to a warm front following southwesterly winds in the forecast.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
As a warm front approaches, a few moderate wind gusts from the south may be briefly noticeable, and there’s a slightest chance of very light precipitation overnight.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
Temperatures are expected to reach near record highs on Tuesday, as a warm front sweeps over the area.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2024
By Friday, a large low-pressure system drives north into the Midwest and pulls a strong warm front up the East Coast to bring our next round of 70s, with a shot to even pop into the 80s on Saturday.
—Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above
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“Warm front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20front. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
warm front
noun
: an advancing edge of a warm air mass
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