What Is Gust Front?
The leading edge of cool air rushing out from a thunderstorm. When it arrives, the wind shifts and gusts and the temperature drops. In technical terms: The leading boundary of a convective cold pool, marked by a wind shift, gusts, pressure jump and temperature fall; lifting along it initiates new cells and may produce shelf clouds, and it often appears as a thin line on radar.
Also called: Outflow Boundary
Gust Front In Plain English
The leading edge of cool air rushing out from a thunderstorm. When it arrives, the wind shifts and gusts and the temperature drops.
The Technical Definition
The leading boundary of a convective cold pool, marked by a wind shift, gusts, pressure jump and temperature fall; lifting along it initiates new cells and may produce shelf clouds, and it often appears as a thin line on radar.
Lessons That Use Gust Front
- Multicell Clusters And Squall Lines Unit 7: Thunderstorms And Lightning
