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This saying, certainly in England, has got nothing to do with whether there is or isn't a temperature below which its scientifically impossible to snow. It has to do with people's experience, over generations, of when it snows here.
If you spend enough winters getting around outdoors, you can feel when there's been that slight rise in temperature which indicates that the snow clouds are starting to cover the sky. This is especially noticeable if it's been perishing cold with no snow for several days.
So, snow is often accompanied by a slight rise in the temperature that we feel on the ground because of the snow-cloud cover. As long as those snow clouds don't form and cover the sky and the temperature doesn't rise that little bit, then it will stay "too cold to snow".
Snow fall, like rain, occurs when a moist air mass (clouds) encounters a colder air mass. When sufficiently cold the condensation crystallizes, resulting in snow flakes. Records indicate an area typically receieves much more snowfall when the temperature ranges between 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-7 to 0 degrees Celsius) than at any of the temperatures below 20° F (-7° C). This is because the colder air tends to be drier. It does not contain as much water vapor. The coldest nights tend to be completely cloudless.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe phrase it's too cold to snow means exactly what it says. The temperature is too cold for it to snow, any precipitation would be in the form of ice.
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Why is snow not warm?
snow is cold because its made of COLD WATER. Snow happens when its freezing outside, and so is in the clouds. Then, the water inside of the clouds freezes, but not too much (it would be a hail storm then) and when its time to rain, instead of raining, its snowing. and that's why snow isn't warm.
Is snow really melted by the salt you put on the roads in the winter?
Yes! Unless it is too cold for the salt to work.
Why is snow thick?
Snow is moist so that makes it cling together. Moist snow is great for making snowballs and forts. However, not all snow likes to cling together, if the temperature is too cold, the snow is less moist and thgus does not cling together at all very well.
When the snow is on the ground?
The snow will stick to the ground if the ground is cold enough to keep the snow frozen. If the ground is too warm, it will melt the snow right as the snow hits the ground. The air temperature isn't always the same as ground temperature, keep in mind, because a solid, such as rock and dirt, holds heat longer than air. another answer:snow falls because the air in the cloud is too cold and form ice crystals,they then get too heavy and fall.falling snow gets enlarged while fallling but it also breaks into parts.when snow hits the ground it builds up and creates a mound of snow.when it gets hot the snow melts and evaporates and snows or rains somewhere else in the world
Is snow produced when a warm front and cold front collide?
No. Snow forms when air that is moist enough rises to an altitude where the temperature is below freezing. Ice crystals that we call snowflakes then form. If it is cold enough near the ground these snowflakes will reach the ground as snow. If it is too warm the snowflakes will melt and become rain.
Do snow leopards have to be cold?
The Snow Leopard survives in warm weather too but is well adapted to cold.
Can snow occur during a tornado?
No. Tornadoes are often accompanied by rain or hail, but if it is cold enough for snow, it is too cold for a tornado.
What is the snow?
The snow is a white thick coating on the ground when it is too cold to rain. It becomes icey & that's how we get snow. x :)
How much snow does the interior get every day in antarctica?
Zero. It's too cold and dry in the Antarctic interior to snow.
How does snow effect animals?
the animals could get too cold and freeze
Does the north pole get rain?
No, it's too cold for rain. Only snow.
Do snow lions live in Antarctica?
No. It's too cold and there is no food chain on the continent.
Does it snow in Ghana?
NoNo, it does not snow in Nigeria. Nigeria is too close to the equator to be that cold. Furthermore, elevations are not nearly high enough to support snow.
Why is snow ice?
Because the weather conditions are too cold for it to come down as rain.
How much does it snow in Spokane wa?
Not too much, but sometimes it gets REALLY cold.
Temperature needed to create snow?
Any under 0. It is a mistake to think it can be too cold for snow. As long as the temperature is under 0 degrees snow is possible.
Shiver in a sentence?
As soon as the girl fell in the snow she immediately stood up and started to shiver for the freezing snow was too cold for her to handle.
