Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Misting snow
The weather turned here in Columbus last night. I woke to find that it had snowed in the night (only my 3rd ever sighting of snow) and it continued to snow all day. However, it never precipitated very hard, which begs the question what is the definition of snow? And if what I was seeing was not snow, then what word should I use to refer to a light sprinkling of snow? For varying intensities of rain you can have a drizzle, a flood, a down pour, a shower, a thunderstorm, a deluge or a sprinkle, and all describe a very different kind of rain. In Texas it never snowed enough to necessitate more than one word for snow. If there are words for varying degrees of snow I would be glad to hear. Until then I think I'll just say it misted snow today.
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I clicked on my news reader and saw a Repore Update. What a thrill!
Most of the words I know for snow--hard packed, powder, drifting, dusting--describe the concept after it hits the ground. Except for flurry and blizzard, I don't know what you call it when it comes down.
I will say that if you google "misting snow" it comes up second on the list.
Flurry was the only term that came to my mind...
Glad to see you are updating the Repore... Keep it up, as it makes me feel closer to you!
Miss you lots!
"Flurries" usually means just a little bit of snow coming down - and most of the time, it doesn't stick.
If it is sticking, you might say "We are getting a light dusting of snow." or "It is snowing lightly".
If it is coming down pretty steadily, then it is "snowing".
If it is coming down quickly and affects how well you can see across the street, it is "snowing heavily" or "snowing hard".
Blizzard is a specific term for specific conditions of high wind speed and low visibility.
If a storm is coming, and there is supposed to be a lot of snow accumulation, the very technical term is that you are going to be "dumped on."
Once the snow is on the ground, the important question is "Is it packing snow?" If it is wet and heavy, it is packing snow - good for sledding, snowballs, snowmen, and snow forts. If it is light and fluffy, then all it is good for is looking pretty.
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