Is it possible for a stationary front to produce precipitation? If so, would you expect to find the precipitation on the warm or the cold air side of the front??
What will be the ideal response?
ANSWER: The weather along the stationary front in Fig. 11.15 is clear to partly cloudy, with much colder air lying on its eastern side. Because both air masses (the cP and the mP) along the front are relatively dry, there is no precipitation. This is not, however, always the case. When warm moist air rides up and over the cold air, widespread cloudiness with light precipitation can cover a vast area. In some cases where a stationary front butts up against a mountain range winds blowing upslope can generate light rain or snow (upslope precipitation) if there is enough moisture in the air.
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