I'm living in the area where it snows for the first time of my life.
Whenever I hear the forecast, the weather person often says "isolated snow." What is that mean? How is it different from normal snow?
Thanks.
2007-04-15 16:32:31 · 7 answers · asked by Eggnog B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Isolated snow is usually phrased "Isolated snow showers" or "isolated snow flurries". This just means that it isn't snowing all over everywhere, just here and there.
Isolated refers to where it is snowing, not what the snow itself is like.
2007-04-15 16:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the above answers should covered your question well. But I would like to add a little more to it since you are new to an area that usually has gets snow in the cold season.
In this case, I think the forecaster did leave out the word "showers" after the word "snow". When the term "isolated snow showers" is used, the chance of getting measurable snowfall totals for that forecast period will be less than 30 percent. The word "isolated" also indicates the convective precipitation due to a deep layer of instability. Other convective terms that are used if the chance of snow showers is equal or greater than 30 percent, would be: scattered (30 to 59 percent), numerous (60 to 80 percent), or just the words "snow showers" to represent 60 percent chance or higher.
If the forecaster thinks it will be an on and off snow event, but the snow is not due to deep convection, the term "showers" will not be used in the written forecast. An example would be "Cloudy with a slight chance of snow or snow flurries" or "mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow.
2007-04-16 01:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by UALog 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Snow Shower Definition
2016-10-19 08:09:15 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from Minnesota so I definately get my share of snow! lol "Isolated snow" means that there will be some here and there, basically that it won't all come down at the same time it will be in various downfalls.
2007-04-15 16:40:45 · answer #4 · answered by getcurious_22 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might get snow and the town 5 miles away might not.
2007-04-15 16:40:56 · answer #5 · answered by srena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just means it snows in selected places not everywhere and only light flurries not heavy falls
2007-04-15 22:06:40 · answer #6 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like some here some overthere and not much
2007-04-15 16:37:11 · answer #7 · answered by sangre hirviendo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋