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Not really. In the winter, whether it's raining or snowing, there is snow in the clouds - if it's raining at the surface that means the snow has melted before it reached the ground. There are different processes for the formation of rain and snow in a cloud, but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at a cloud whether it contains rain or snow.
a grey one
Cumulus!
NOVEL STARS ANSWER: snow and ice crystals
All snow begins as snow through what is called the Bergeron process. Water droplets within a cloud get drawn to the tiny ice crystals in the cloud due to their lower vapor pressure. In doing so, they diffuse onto the ice crystals, causing them to grow. When they become large enough, they fall out of the cloud as snowflakes.
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Not really. In the winter, whether it's raining or snowing, there is snow in the clouds - if it's raining at the surface that means the snow has melted before it reached the ground. There are different processes for the formation of rain and snow in a cloud, but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at a cloud whether it contains rain or snow.
a grey one
When you see a precipitation cloud (Nimbostratus or Cumulonimbus) you can never tell if it will be rain or snow until the snow actually begins
0 degrees celsius
ice + cloud = snow
A "Nimbus Cloud" is a cloud that produces precipitation. Most likely a Hail or Snow Cloud.
When the temperature of the air matches the dewpoint temperature clouds are expected to form.If the temperature is above 0 then the cloud is made of water droplets. When the temperature is below 0 than the cloud would be made up of snow crystals or super cooled water.
nunya
ice + cloud = snow
The answer is snow because snow is a type of precipitation.
Nimbostratus