Snow melting at 17°F (–8°C)????

And it’s been sub-freezing like this for many, many days. We’ve been running the “Emergency Heat” because the heat pump can’t keep up. And yet, a lot of the snow has melted.

So why does snow melt (or disappear) in subfreezing temperatures?
» One “explanation”
» More than you probably care to know about snow & ice!

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[Mags]

Dry air? We're getting an arctic blast too, but no snow.

[Kathy]

We're getting the freezing temperatures but luckily where I live it has only blown snow.

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot