What's the Precipitation going to be like?
2007-06-05 17:28:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Actually, the moisture associated with a cold front is based upon the front's strength and the amount of moisture it has available to "tap into".
Front's generate a "lift" in the atmosphere, which create clouds. The amount of "lift" a front can generate is dependant on its parent storm's strength.
For example, one time here in Utah, a cold front was passing through. On the trip towards us, the front had no moisture associated with it. But, as it crossed into Nevada, it tapped into a deep tropical moisture stream near Hawaii, and the "lift" with the storm combined with the available moisture provided quite heavy rainfall for us.
On the otherside, a similar situation occured shortly after. Only this time, the deep moisture plume over Hawaii was not available, thus we received no rain.
2007-06-06 19:57:02 · answer #1 · answered by Kyle J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will be none. Rain is associated with cold fronts because warm moist air rises above the cold air of the front, causing the air to cool. Cool air holds less moisture, so the moisture precipitates out and falls as precipitation. If the air in front of the front has no moisture there will be no moisture to precipitate out, and no precipitation.
Ain't English swell?
2007-06-06 00:37:49 · answer #2 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess that you will get very little to no precipitation what the diciding factor is is what is the Dew Point.
If you have a high Dew Point you could get rain but if you have a low DP you may get none
The DP tells me more than humidity does
2007-06-06 00:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by NWS Storm Spotter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What he said.
2007-06-06 00:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by cynthia k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋