Click on the map to see the satellite image without the fronts.

Along with showing us where the clouds are (the white and grey areas) this satellite image suggests that precipitation is occuring in the Pacific Northwest and much of the Midwest.

A single satellite image holds tons of information. A meteorologist looking at this image could tell where the mild air is, where the cold fronts and warm fronts are, and even identify stormy weather.

Click on this image to see the cold fronts, warm fronts, and areas of High and Low pressure. You can click back and forth between the images to see the pattern, try it!

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