The Four Types of Fronts Explained

In this video, we'll dive into the four types of fronts and cover everything you should know about them as a pilot.
Put simply, a front is a boundary layer between two types of air masses. There are four main types: warm fronts, cold fronts, occluded fronts, and stationary fronts.
Any approaching front means changes in the weather are imminent. This is why it is particularly important that pilots understand how weather fronts work, what conditions they cause, and how to identify them.
Chapters:
00:00 - What Is a Front?
00:14 - The Four Types of Fronts
00:28 - 1. Warm Fronts
01:33 - 2. Cold Fronts
02:43 - Warm vs Cold Fronts
03:10 - 3. Stationary Fronts
03:30 - 4. Occluded Fronts
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We hope you enjoy these types of videos. Many more coming soon!

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Well, you found me, thank you. I agree that this was an excellent video. If I had one suggestion, it would only be to add weather rhymes when possible. They make memorization easy for most people.

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QLCS = Squall line. Spin ups and Derecho

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The animation is phenomenal!!! 🤯 Wow I wish more aviation video looked this way.

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I wish more science videos looked this way, most atmospheric science (or most fields) is still using 2d drawings to teach people.

[@whatabouttheearth]

I wish more science videos looked this way, most atmospheric science (or most fields) is still using 2d drawings to teach people.

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absolutely the best video I have seen on this topic

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*font Smart guy

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Your weather graphics are OUTSTANDING......thank you for the great video

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Really great graphics showing the resulting clouds and storms that result from front interactions!!!

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I can finally understand better with this amazing animation! you guys are the best.

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Awesome video. Animations are fantastic and very explanatory. This is very helpful. Thanks a lot

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Very good and clear explanation with brilliant illustration! Definitely like!

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Learning for PPL, and now I got it! Thank you !!

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Great job. THANKS, especially to Greg, but to the other behind-the-scenes experts as well.

[@Michael_Schmeichel]

Brilliantly simple explanation. Great video.

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Yall are great teachers and i appreciate yall very much!

[@Erterb]

Such a good video, so helpful, thank you

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omg amazing video , thank you so much for this

[@tsbrownie]

Very nice, thank you. Also note that these conditions are some of the things that will cause the need for a barometric altimeter to be readjusted.

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That was surprisingly fascinating.

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Man this video makes me want to learn Faa weather so bad!’ 😮 Amazing job

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clears up many questions!

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Pure class. Thanks!

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Very good, but a bit fast when you're tired.

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Which app do you use to make these animations? They are amazing!

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Very nice video

[@paulrogers4234]

Not the front I was expecting but I am not disappointed

[@Johnnyrouger]

What about Eminence Front?

[@PilotInstituteAirplanes]

In that one, the sun shines and people forget.

[@lyleandrews7913]

Violent conditions and occluded ground truth

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

The side views look almost exactly like those in Herbert S. Zim's _Weather._

[@Stellarainn]

Woah i never knew different types of clouds had names

[@AndrewCentofanti]

What about an Eminence Front?

[@PilotInstituteAirplanes]

In that one, the sun shines and people forget.

[@gol3tron]

Hey I’ve flown that plane! ❤

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Do these fronts have backs?

[@markbenn1907]

Well now I need to look up a cloud video

[@davebear6312]

What about fast moving stationary fronts? I used to stump my students with that question!

[@PilotInstituteAirplanes]

Those are the best!

[@ricardowalker8120]

what do u mean, if its stationary, how is it fast moving?

[@markfosseth8047]

Those in the animation are closer to vulcanic ashes rather than real clouds

[@PilotInstituteAirplanes]

Looking forward to seeing your animations and video!

[@markfosseth8047]

@@PilotInstituteAirplanes publishing videos exposes to public opinion. Those clouds remind me msfs ones, perfect if vulcanic ashes but flying on planes and watching yt videos, the real ones are very different and there’s much more variety, my opinion

[@bungee7503]

Nice work. You don’t need to say “kts per hour”, as a knot is already a measurement of speed. 4:37

[@PilotInstituteAirplanes]

I couldn’t find where we said that. It looks like we only use miles per hour in this video.

[@Karanchaudhary1740]

2:42

[@MisterTechnologic]

“Frahhnt”

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

In France you now have a fifth front: National Front...

[@mancheetah5610]

Could you just slow down a bit please?

[@PilotInstituteAirplanes]

Be sure to use the speed control on the video player to play this at 0.75x if it goes too fast.

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Speed control is in upper right hand corner for most KZbin apps. I didn’t learn about that handy tool until recently, lol. It helps a lot.

[@buffplums]

What about Y fronts 🥴🥴🥴😂😂😂

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We'll let you make that video 😂