Air Masses Ruin Spring Break

Spring Break has just begun. Spring Break is supposed to be sunny and warm. You're supposed to be able to lay out in the sun and drink fruity drinks and wear sun glasses. It's supposed to be like a mini-summer. Instead, my Spring Break is going to be cold and rainy. I'm going to be sitting inside all day and watching re-runs of "The Tudors." I could very easily end up turning the heater on. This is decidedly lame. This is because a storm is going to be rolling through. "But why is a storm going to be rolling through?", one might ask. Well, there is a simple geographic explanation for that. It is because an air mass from another region is going to be moving into Sacramento. An air mass takes on the general characteristics of the area the air mass is over. The longer an air mass is over a general area, the more like the climate of that general area the air mass becomes. For example, an air mass moving over Texas is going to become more warm and dry. An air mass moving over Hawaii is going to becomes more warm and moist. What would be nice is if the storm coming was a result of a warm front. A warm front would push over the cold air, the temperature would rise, and the result would be persistent rainfall, but it would be nice and warm outside. This is not the case this time. What is coming for Sacramento is a cold front. It will push up the warm air, the wind will pick up, it will cause a pressure increase, and rain just long and hard enough to completely screw up my Spring Break, and potentially bring thunder and lighting. Thanks, Geography.