Question

You are in mid-latitudes in winter. You experience heavy snow followed by a dramatic drop in temperature as a cold front passes, but for almost 24 hours the weather is clear. Then, high clouds appear in the west, thicken to stratus clouds and you receive a light new snowfall (aka snow flurries) but the temperature remains cold. You have just seen the passage of _________.

Answer 1

an occluded front

Step-by-step explanation:

You are in mid-latitudes in winter. You experience heavy snow followed by a dramatic drop in temperature as a cold front passes, but for almost 24 hours the weather is clear. Then, high clouds appear in the west, thicken to stratus clouds and you receive a light new snowfall (aka snow flurries) but the temperature remains cold. You have just seen the passage of occluded front, occluded front looks like a purple line with alternating triangles and semicircles pointing in the direction that the front is moving, It ends at a low pressure area shown with a large 'L' on the map, begins at the other end when cold and warm fronts connects.