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Area of development
⚫ Located in the middle or temperate latitudes
⚫ 30°- 60°N/S
⚫ Forms at polar front, where warm westerlies and cold polar easterlies meet
Conditions for development
⚫ Meeting of cold and warm air masses
⚫ Cause imbalance in energy distribution because of different temperatures
⚫ Difference in wind direction
Characteristics
⚫ Low pressure at center
⚫ Clockwise movement
⚫ Presence of cold front- Cold sector, area of cold air behind cold front
⚫ Presence of warm front- Warm sector, area of warm air behind warm front
⚫ West to East
⚫ Occur in families- two or more
⚫ Developed in winter from April to October in South Africa
Stages of development
Occlusion
Associated weather conditions
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