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light snow

noun

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

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Husted noted there are early indications of a possible light snow event in the far North, particularly around the Great Lakes region. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Nov. 2025 Chicagoans are waking up to 1 to 2 inches of snow, with another brief round of light snow expected Monday morning. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025 Video shared on social media showed heavy snow and low visibility in northern Wisconsin, lake-effect snow in northwest Indiana, and light snow falling in northern Illinois. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025 The southern Appalachians in Tennessee and North Carolina could also receive light snow accumulations, though this wouldn’t be unusual for this time of year, Douty said. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 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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