snow accumulation
Piled white precipitation
Snow accumulation is the total depth of snow that has fallen and remained on the ground, measured over a given period.
Weather forecasts predict accumulation to help people prepare: We're expecting three to five inches of snow accumulation overnight.
The term distinguishes lasting snowfall from flurries that melt on contact.
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- snowpackAccumulated mountain winter layers
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- firnYear-old compacting snow
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
blizzard · lake effect · shoveling · whiteout · snowbank · precipitation · avalanche control · winter storms · knee-deep · fresh powder · ice crystals · winter · deepening · de-icing · inches · footprints · overnight · forecast
- weather effectsflooding, puddles, mud, wet grass, dew
- time-lapseplant growth, clouds, star trails, traffic, sunrise
- winter weatherblizzards, blizzard, snowstorm, snowstorms, winter storms
- Antarctic climatepolar climate, ice sheets, sea ice, blizzards, ice cap
- Snowbeltlake effect, Great Lakes region, heavy snowfall, Syracuse, Rochester
- snow sciencesnowpack, core samples, core sampling, field surveys, water content
snow behavior/state
snow accumulationsnowmelt
Liquefied winter precipitation
melting · thaw · sublimation · spring thaw · spring melt