light snow

noun

: a small amount of snow
The weatherman is forecasting light snow.

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Some light snow is possible down to I-5 near Black Butte Summit and Mt Shasta City at times late tonight and into early Monday morning. Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025 With spring a week away, the second storm also was dropping light snow on the oak and pine trees of Mount Laguna. Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025 That could mean light snow atop places like Mount Saint Helena (4,341 feet) in Sonoma and Napa counties; Mount Hamilton (4,213 feet) in Santa Clara County; and Mount Diablo (3,848 feet) in Contra Costa County. Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025 According to the weather service, light snow is expected through the morning with up to another inch possible. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for light snow

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“Light snow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20snow. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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