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It won't snow if the temperature is too cold. I have been told that the temperature must be between 28 and 33 for it to snow, but if its too cold, it won't snow. So I guess, "too cold" would be in the lower 20's.
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Xuan12 · 31-35, M

Ja, if it's too cold the air can't accommodate any moisture. So no moisture, means no snow.

drymer · 56-60, M

@Xuan12 Technically that's wrong... Snow doesn't happen with the [i]humidity in the air[/i] of the coldest air mass... When the air gets colder, it's able to hold less humidity and so [i]condensation[/i] happens as a result. That condensation causes clouds and ultimately, snow. Yes, colder air is dryer than warmer air because it can't hold as much humidity, but if a super cold air mass with 0% humidity clashes with warmer air (which, being warmer, will contain more humidity), then all that humidity will condensate and eventually freeze, causing snow...

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@drymer in that case, you still only see the snow if you were near the front. A sufficient distance into it, the precipitation would never reach you.

drymer · 56-60, M

@Xuan12 That is correct, the snow would happen in the boundary of the two air masses... But regarding the original question, snow would not be limited to a specific, narrow temperature range...