WKRN-TV

The science behind it: How do snowflakes form?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Snow flurries flurries fell across parts of Middle Tennessee Wednesday morning. Even though the light snow didn’t cause any impacts, they did stick around long enough for ...
WAVE3

Behind the Forecast: The Science of Snowflake Formation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Snowflakes form when a cold water droplet freezes onto particulates (like dust or pollen) in the atmosphere, creating an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls through the sky, ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Here’s how snowflakes form

There are two ways snow can begin to form in clouds. When the air is very cold (less than -40 degrees C) water vapor will convert directly to ice, through a process called "homogeneous nucleation." At ...
WGN-TV

What is the best temperature for snow to form?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Snow can form only when the following three ...
WAVE3

Science Behind the Forecast: How do snowflakes form

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Snowflakes form when a cold water droplet freezes onto particulates (like dust or pollen) in the atmosphere, creating an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls through the sky, ...