What is Extratropical cyclone?
{{Refimprove|date=December 2011}} [[Image:Cristobal Aug 29 2014 1615Z.jpg|thumb|220px|right|[[2014 Atlantic hurricane season#Hurricane Cristobal|Extratropical remnant of Hurricane Cristobal]] ([[2014]])]] An '''extratropical cyclone''' (also called a '''mid-latitude cyclone''') is a type of [[cyclone]]. It is a large [[Low pressure area|low-pressure]] weather area with clouds, [[rain]] and [[wind|heavy wind]]. They occur in areas that are between [[latitude]]s 30° – 60° from the [[equator]]. They are not the same as [[tropical cyclone]]s or low-pressure weather areas from polar zones. They are actually many masses of cold and warm fronts producing rain, heavy wind, and sometimes [[tornado]]es and even [[hail]]. An extratropical cyclone turns [[anticlockwise]] in the Northern Hemisphere. The shape is circular or oval. The usual diameter is about 1000&nbsp;km. These cyclones are usually connected with fronts. A front is a system of changes in weather. It is caused by a very cold air mass meeting a very hot air mass. In the cyclone, there is a system of [[warm front]] and [[cold front]]. The center of a cyclone is cloudier. There is also a very high chance of precipitation. The wind is strong and changes its direction, as the warm front passes. The weather is stable and fog is usual. As the cold front passes, there is a change of wind, the [[temperature]] decreases and rain is also common. [[File:Northwest Pacific cyclone 2018-01-23 0230Z.png|upright=1.35|thumb|A powerful extratropical cyclone over the North [[Pacific Ocean]] in January 2018, with an [[Eye (cyclone)|eye-like feature]] and a long [[cold front]] extending to the [[tropics]]]] Some extratropical cyclones are made from tropical cyclones that become weak but do not die when they move over cold water. Sometimes, these weather areas can become even stronger than before as they turn into extratropical cyclones. When made from tropical cyclones, they can still have an eye (a place in the middle of a tropical cyclone that is not as windy, cloudy, or rainy