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Gust front: The miniature cold front created by the downdraft of a thunderstorm as air descending in the storm’s downdraft nears the
surface and rushes outward, usually ahead of the storm.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
