2007-01-05 08:03:37 · 14 answers · asked by cute_blessedness_chick 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
it depends on how big it is, how high altitude the cloud is, and how fast the wind is blowing.
2007-01-07 10:57:06 · answer #1 · answered by beautiful blonde♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on a lot of things. It may never touch the ground. As the wind blows and thermals cause the snow to blow, it can rise and fall in the wind. It may melt before it ever even reaches the ground. It could hit an updraft or a downdraft. A very dense, wet flake would fall relatively quickly or a lighter, drier flake would float more readily. There's no way to be sure for any given flake.
2007-01-05 08:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that answer depends upon how far the snowflake had to fall, if the clouds were very low. Also the size of the snowflake may have some bearing on its rate of decent. A physics dude would probably know of an average falling rate that can then be applied to the cloud altitude to come up with a guess.
2007-01-05 08:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by furiousstyles22003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually between 20-30 minutes depending on winds in Stratosphere and down drafts within the lower spheres and cloud movements.
2007-01-05 08:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-06 12:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends, what happens is water droplets begin to fall, get picked up by the wind and because of the cold temperature, it begins to freeze, this happens many times that's why it can get so big, because it accumulates other snowflakes. It varies....it can take minutes or hours
2007-01-05 08:08:18 · answer #6 · answered by Cody F-D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the speed of the snowflake and the altitude from which it is formed, and the ground's level.
2007-01-05 08:05:30 · answer #7 · answered by dan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends how hard the snow is falling and how high the clouds are.but usualy around half an hour.there are just lots of snowflakes so it seems shorter.
2007-01-05 08:06:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 minutes.
2007-01-05 08:21:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
26 mins, 33 seconds.
2007-01-05 08:05:08 · answer #10 · answered by ßαßε 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋