snow melting

Winter cover disappearing

Snow melting is the process of snow turning to water as temperatures rise above freezing.

The phrase often modifies systems designed to clear snow from surfaces: snow melting mats, radiant snow melting systems for driveways.

As a simple description, it marks seasonal transition: With the snow melting, the crocuses are starting to appear.

Related
  • thawReturn to liquid
  • slushPartly melted snow
  • dripLiquid falling slowly
  • puddleShallow collected rainwater
  • runoffExcess water drainage

wet pavement · trickle · ice · frost · warmth · sun · spring · mud season · muddy · soggy · damp · stream · rivulet · icicle · warming trend · gutter · rooftop · drift

Categories
Opposites
phase transition direction

snow meltingfreezing

Extremely cold

refreezing · glaciation · solidifying · crystallizing · solidification

snow accumulation

snow meltingsnowfall

Precipitation of frozen crystals

snowing · blizzard · snowstorm · whiteout

seasonal direction

snow meltingfirst frost

Season's earliest freeze

cold snap · freeze-up · hard freeze · deep freeze · cold spell

Family

snow, melt, snows, snowed, snowy, snowing, snowfall, snowflake, snowball

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G