A mature mid-latitude cyclone with a center of low pressure is about 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 200 miles)north of your location. If it takes 3 days to pass your location, on which day would temperatures likely be warmest? On which day would they likely be coldest?
A)Day 1 would be warmest; Day 2 would be coldest.
B)Day 2 would be warmest; Day 3 would be coldest.
C)Day 3 would be warmest; Day 2 would be coldest.
D)Day 2 would be warmest; Day 1 would be coldest.

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As a mature mid-latitude cyclone approaches, the warm sector (ahead of the cold front and behind the warm front) would likely bring the warmest temperatures on Day 2. After the passage of the cold front, colder air from the north would make Day 3 the coldest.

A Mature Mid-Latitude Cyclone with a Center of Low Pressure