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Meteorology and Weather question: How cold does it have to be to snow? It has to be below or exactly 32 degrees on the ground level!!!!!
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wiki.answers.com/Q/How_cold_does_it_have_to_be_to_snow
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In order to snow it has be 32 degrees which is the freezing point of water or below for it to snow. However the temperature varies between what we have here on the ground and in the sky. High up in the sky it is usually cooler than it is on...
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For most places on Earth, the heaviest snows occur when temperatures are close to freezing, even a degree or two above freezing. This is because warmer air can hold more moisture than ... Since the atmosphere must have moisture in it to generate snow, if it gets too cold there may not be enough moisture for snow to form.
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Answers to your questions about snow: Is it ever too cold to snow? How big can snowflakes get? ... ... Is it ever too cold to snow? ... No, it can snow even at incredibly cold temperatures as long as there is some source of moisture and some way to lift or cool the air.
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nsidc.org/snow/faq.html
nsidc.org/snow/faq.html
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One phrase that is heard from time to time is that, "it is too cold to snow today". In actuality, earth's troposphere is not too cold to snow but rather it is "too dynamically stable to snow".
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www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/222/
www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/222/
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The recent Chicago weather has started an argument within my office. Cecil, does it ever get too cold to snow? If so, why? and how do you explain snow in the polar regions?
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www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2051/does-it-ever-get...
www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2051/does-it-ever-get-too-cold-to-snow
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name Barbie status student age 30s Question - What is meant by the phrase "it's too cold to snow"? If it is too cold, the atmosphere can not hold water. No water, no snow. The most prominent example of this is Antartica, the south pole.
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www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/wea00/wea00059.htm
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Most precipitation that reaches the ground actually begins as snow high in the atmosphere. These snow flakes develop somewhere above the freezing level where ... Since it is falling into cold air, the snow does not melt on the way down and reaches the ground as snow. This is why cold air is important for there to be snow.
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