2007-02-10 15:12:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Obviously, the temperature must be at or below freezing in the cloud where the snow is forming. So, 32 deg F would be the maximum temperature.
However, many clouds contain water that may be supercooled to many degrees below freezing. In fact, water in a supercooled state exists along with snow in the same cloud. The water can then freeze at a lower temperature as it bumps into existing ice. The ice that has alreay formed is already the same temperature below freezing as the cloud.
Then, as the ice/snow becomes too heavy to remain aloft, it falls and begins to take on the temperature of the air that it is falling through. I would assume that when it lands on the surface, it is fairly close to the ambient air temperature. Again, if the ambient air temperature is above 32 deg F, it may have enough time to melt and fall as rain.
After it lands, it will go up and down in temperature with the ambient conditions.
2007-02-10 16:19:20 · answer #1 · answered by bkc99xx 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the air temperature
2007-02-11 00:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by Justin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
anything above 32F will melt ol Mr Frosty
2007-02-10 23:19:57 · answer #3 · answered by rokdude5 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lesser or equal to zero degrees celsius...
2007-02-10 23:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by Trixter 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
less than 32F, waters melting point
2007-02-11 01:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by wethers 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋