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Do cold temperatures come with higher pressure or lower pressure?

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Cold air is denser than warm air so cold air masses are associated with lower pressures
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Since cold air is more dense than warm air... cold air masses are associated with lower pressure at a given height in upper levels of the atmosphere (think of the atmosphere being compressed).
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