Snow flurry

Light snowfall with little accumulation

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A snow flurry is a light snowfall that results in little or no snow accumulation. The US National Weather Service defines snow flurries as intermittent light snow that produces no measurable precipitation (trace amounts).^[1] In contrast, bursts of snowfall that do result in measurable snow accumulation are called snow showers.^[2] Environment Canada uses a different definition for flurries, approximately equivalent to 'snow shower'.^[3]

References

^ "Letter F". Glossary. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "Letter S". Glossary. National Weather Service. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "Letter F". Weather Glossary. Environment Canada. 10 March 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2021.