Snow and ice · Weather
light snow
gentle snowfall
Light snow is snow falling in a small amount or at low intensity.
Hear it in real life
Is it snowing heavily?
No, it’s just light snow at the moment.
Light snow is expected overnight, but the roads should remain open.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Small snow is expected this evening.
Say: Light snow is expected this evening.
Use 'light', not 'small', to describe a small amount of snow falling.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
light snow; light snow is expected; it is snowing lightly
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Weather · Snow and ice: the words around “light snow”.
light snow A small amount of snow falling gently. The neutral forecast phrase.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Light snow is expected overnight, but the roads should remain open.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
light snow
gentle snowfall
“Light snow is expected overnight, but the roads should remain open.”
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