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light snow

noun

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

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Most of the light snow and sleet should melt on paved surfaces. Cutter Martin, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025 Throughout the day, high winds and light snow had deteriorated road conditions across southeast Wisconsin. Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 27 Nov. 2025 Folks sticking close to home for Thanksgiving can expect warm weather on Thursday and Friday, with highs in the 50s, before a cold front brings light snow to northern Colorado starting Friday night and into Saturday morning. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025 Right now, the storm is already spreading light snow across the southern UP, but as temperatures drop and the low-pressure system deepens tonight, heavier snow will fall across the western UP. Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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