light snow

noun

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

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The weather service said the final round of heavy snow moved through the area just ahead of the morning rush hour on May 6, though light snow remained possible throughout the afternoon. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 6 May 2026 Light drizzle and maybe even some light snow is expected on Saturday morning into the afternoon. Ron Smiley, CBS News, 1 May 2026 The light snow flurries in the Tahoe area this week after a spell of record-setting March heatwaves across California were not enough to reverse the damage. Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026 This cold air means more light snow is possible across the Great Lakes and Appalachians on Tuesday. Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026 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 11 May. 2026.

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