On January 30, 2026, in DuPage, Illinois, USA, @taynado_24 shared a video capturing exceptionally large snowflakes falling during a lake-effect snow burst. In the video, wide, fluffy flakes drift ...

I love the feel of freshly fallen, fluffy snow. But then it turns crunchy and wet. I asked my friend Jaitun Patel why that happens. She’s a data scientist at Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet ...

While it is technically possible for snow to fall at any temperature, extremely cold air holds very little moisture, which is necessary for snow to form. The heaviest snowfall typically occurs before ...