| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | Drifting snow is an uneven distribution of snowfall/snow depth caused by strong surface winds. Drifting snow may occur during or after a snowfall. Drifting snow is usually associated with blowing snow. |
| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | Snow raised from the surface of the earth by the wind to a height of less than 6 ft above the surface. In aviation weather observations, drifting snow is not regarded as an obstruction to vision because it does not restrict horizontal visibility at 6 ft or more above the surface. When snow is raised 6 ft or more above the surface, it is classified as blowing snow. |
| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | An ensemble of snow particles raised by the wind to a small height above the ground. The visibility is not sensibly diminished at eye level. |
| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | Snow raised from the surface of the earth by the wind to a height of less than 1.5 to 2.0 meters (5 to 6.6 feet) above the surface; it dose not restrict horizontal visibility at 2 meters (6.6 feet) or more above the surface. |
| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | Snow entrained and transported within 2 m of the surface by the wind. The height of 2 m is a convenient separator between drifting snow, which does not reduce sensibly the horizontal visibility at eye level, and blowing snow. See windborne snow. |
| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | Snow that is raised from the earth's surface by the wind to a height of less than 2 metres. |
| Term: | Drifting snow |
| Definition: | An ensemble of snow particles raised by the wind to small heights above the ground. The visibility is not sensibly diminished at eye level (cf. Blowing snow). |