Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers
Weather fronts appear as lines that indicate the leading edge of an air mass.
Front Symbol Description
Cold front
Warm front
Stationary front
Occluded front
Trough
Pressure-center symbols often appear near weather fronts.
Pressure-Center
Symbol
Description
Indicates a low-pressure center, which is a region of relatively lower pressure. Moving away
from a low-pressure center results in increased pressure. Winds flow counterclockwise
around low-pressure centers in the northern hemisphere.
Indicates a high-pressure center, which is a region of relatively higher pressure. Moving
away from a high-pressure center results in decreased pressure. Winds flow clockwise
around high-pressure centers in the northern hemisphere.
City Forecasts
City forecasts appear as weather symbols. The forecast is viewed in 12-hour increments.
Symbol Weather
Fair (sunny, hot, clear)
Partly cloudy
Cloudy
Rain (drizzle, sleet, showers)
Thunderstorms
Windy
Smoke (dusty, hazy)
Foggy
Snow (snow showers, flurries, blizzard, blowing snow, sleet, freezing rain, freezing drizzle)
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