Sunday Evening: Snow Report

[gerisullivan]

It's well below freezing. So how come teeny crystals of ice are falling from the sky rather than snow? The stuff is the barest step below freezing rain. Tiny, crystal-clear diamond sparkles mixed in with the smallest flakes of white. Or should I saw the flakes are mixed in with the sparkles? 'Cause it's mostly sparkles out there.

Yep, I moved here all right. Then again, Oregon had a volcano spewing ash the very same year I moved east.

Holiday musings to follow.

Comments

[erikvolson.livejournal.com]

So how come teeny crystals of ice are falling from the sky rather than snow

Warm air above the surface -- it's misting, not snowing, then it hits the cold air advecting in from the north, and freezes. As the upper air layers cool, it'll transition to snow.

[gerisullivan.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That even makes sense.

It's all cold now. Cold and windy. Noisy enough on the wind front that I hear it over the stereo.

Yep. Winter.