snow shower
Light winter precipitation
A snow shower is a brief, light snowfall that starts and stops suddenly, similar to a rain shower but with snow.
Unlike steady snowfall or a blizzard, snow showers are intermittent and typically don't accumulate significantly.
We got caught in a snow shower on the way home, but it cleared up within minutes.
The term emphasizes the fleeting, passing nature of the precipitation rather than sustained winter weather.
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- dustingRemoving surface grime
- driftsMoves without direction
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Violent prolonged snowstorm
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Light, brief precipitation
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Absence of cloud cover
blue sky · fair weather · sunshine · dry spell · drought
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