Describe some of the changes in weather conditions (winds, temperature, clouds, precipitation, pressure changes) you would expect to observe as a cold front approaches and passes through your location
Conditions before the passage of a cold front include: southerly or southwesterly winds; warm temperatures; falling pressure; increasing clouds; short periods of rain showers; and high, steady dew points.
Conditions during the passage of a cold front include: gusty, shifting winds; sudden drop in temperature; pressure hits a minimum, then rises; cloudy; heavy precipitation with storms; sharp drop in dew point.
Conditions after the passage of a cold front include: westerly or northwesterly winds; steadily dropping temperatures; rising pressure; few clouds; diminishing precipitation, then clearing; lowering dew point
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