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28 degrees and lower
32 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 degrees Celsius.
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The temperature has to be 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower for snow to form in the atmosphere, but the temperature on the ground can be higher. On the ground, rain usually starts to turn to snow somewhere between 35 and 37 degrees F, but can be as high as 41 degrees, depending on how quickly the temperature changes in the atmosphere that the snow falls through. Snow usually starts to stick on the ground at around 34 degrees F.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 6y agoAnything lower than freezing.
Snow is frozen water. That means that the temperature in the clouds, where the snow forms, should be below zero degrees Celsius. On the ground, the temperature might be hotter (in which case, the snow would melt quickly).
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∙ 6y agoContrary to popular belief, it does NOT have to be freezing or below at the surface to snow, since the temperatures are below freezing throughout almost all of the atmosphere where the precipitation (snow) formed.
Usually, the temperature has to be around 36 or 37 degrees or colder at the onset of snow, in which, the snow will fall, but melt on contact unless it falls very heavily.
But under conditions such as evaporative cooling, surface temperatures can be as warm as the low 40's. Obviously, it has to be below freezing up in the clouds, meaning below 32 degrees.
In very rare instances in drier regions, it has been even warmer than this as snow fell for brief periods. As long as the upper atmospheric conditions are right, snowflakes start to form. 32o F or 0o C (freezing), although it can sometimes be slightly above.
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∙ 12y agoSnow is frozen water. That means that the temperature in the clouds, where the snow forms, should be below zero degrees Celsius. On the ground, the temperature might be hotter (in which case, the snow would melt quickly).
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∙ 12y agoSince snow is frozen water, the temperature must be below zero degree Centigrade. Not necessarily on the ground where it snows; but the clouds where the snow forms must be below zero.
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∙ 13y ago0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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∙ 13y agoMost people say that it has to be atleast 32 degrees for it to start snowing. But i say it has to be atleast under 36 degrees. Hope this helps.
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∙ 11y ago32 degrees
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What is snow fall?
A snow fall is like a rain shower
What temperature is best for snow?
Snow is a much more complicated thing than most people think. It all depends on the temperature at cloud level, ground level and in between. If the conditions ain't right, it could fall as ice pellets, slush, hail, or rain. The usual temperature is -2°C on the ground to get snow.
Can cirrus clouds form snow?
Cirrus clouds are high enough to be at a low enough temperature for the water droplets to form into ice crystals. However, Cirrus clouds are not precipitation clouds, so no snow or rain can fall from them. The clouds that can cause snow to fall in the right conditions are Nimbostratus and Cumulonimbus clouds.
What ice crystals that fall from the sky called?
The ice crystals that fall from the sky are called snow or snowflakes.
What temperature does it not snow?
Any temperature above 32 degrees wouldn't allow snow, as it couldn't stay in a frozen form.
Water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing fall as?
Water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing, fall as SNOW . Water drops that fall when the temperature is above freezing fall as RAIN .
What are the water drops that fall at temperature below freezing?
Snow
What are abiotic factors that affect Yellowstone?
An abiotic factor that affects Yellowstone National Park is the snow fall. The snow fall affects the temperature because it can snow there at any time of the year.
Water drops that fall when the temperature is above freezing fall is called what?
it is snow or feezing rain i belive
What kind of precipitation will fall if the surface temperature is 40 degrees?
snow will fall when it is about 10.degrees Fahrenheit
What is the name for waterdrops that fall when the temperature is below freezing and the water become solid?
Depending on the temperature, water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing can become sleet, ice, or snow.
What kind of precipitation would fall if it is above freezing in the clouds?
It would start to fall as rain or snow depending on the exact temperature however if it was colder near the ground it would turn into snow or ice.
What happens before an avalanch?
Snow falls and a rapid change must occur such as a rapid change in the temperature, strong winds, or heavy snow fall.
Why snow fall occurs?
why snow fall occurs
When will the snow fall in Beijing?
no snow will fall this month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is snow fall?
A snow fall is like a rain shower
What tempateure does it snow?
The temperature in the clouds must be below freezing. If it is below freezing (32 Fahrenheit, 0 Celsius) all the way to the ground, snow will fall. If not, it will melt and reach the ground as rain, freezing rain, or sleet, depending on if it has time to refreeze. Snow can even fall if the temperature at the surface is a little above freezing if it doesn't have time to melt as it falls.
