More or less large, but always intertwined, these different clusters constitute what we call snowflakes! Their fall is truly a magical spectacle… - ThreadSky

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locuste.bsky.social • 92 days ago

More or less large, but always intertwined, these different clusters constitute what we call snowflakes!
Their fall is truly a magical spectacle…

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locuste.bsky.social•92 days ago

Unfortunately, it should be noted that at this stage, there is still no guarantee that they will reach us in this form: everything will depend on the temperature of the air layers they have yet to cross…

locuste.bsky.social•92 days ago

If all these layers are cold (in other words, if it is below 0°C, or, in the worst case, just a little above), the snowflakes will be preserved.

locuste.bsky.social•92 days ago

They will then settle in successive layers on the ground, ultimately offering us a divine snowy blanket!
(It should be noted that the colder it is, the more likely we are to find dry snow. Conversely, temperatures closer to 0°C favor the appearance of wet or even slushy snow.)

locuste.bsky.social•92 days ago

But if unfortunately, the snowflakes are exposed to warm temperatures (I mean temperatures significantly above 0°C), it’s a disaster: they melt!We then get ordinary raindrops…

locuste.bsky.social•92 days ago

Even though there is no longer any hope for the snow to return at this stage, we still don’t know what will happen to the droplets that result from it, as they now have to pass through the remaining air layers before reaching us…

locuste.bsky.social•92 days ago

Of course, if they only pass through warm layers, the question doesn’t even arise: they will remain liquid until they reach the ground, and we will have to deal with regular rain…

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