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[[snow|Snow]] lifted from the surface of the earth by the [[wind]] to a height of 2 m (6 ft) or  more above the surface (higher than [[drifting snow]]), and blown about in such quantities that  [[horizontal visibility]] is reduced to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).<br/> As an [[obstruction to vision]], it is encoded BS in a surface [[aviation weather observation]] and  as BLSN as an obstruction to vision in a [[METAR]] or [[SPECI]] observation. Blowing snow can be  falling snow or snow that already accumulated but is picked up and blown about by strong winds.  It is one of the classic requirements for a [[blizzard]].
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">[[Snow]] lifted from the surface of the earth by the [[wind]] to a height of 2 m (6 ft) or  more above the surface (higher than [[drifting snow]]), and blown about in such quantities that  [[horizontal visibility]] is reduced to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">As an [[obstruction to vision]], it is encoded BS in a surface [[aviation weather observation]] and  as BLSN as an obstruction to vision in a [[METAR]] or [[SPECI]] observation. Blowing snow can be  falling snow or snow that already accumulated but is picked up and blown about by strong winds.  It is one of the classic requirements for a [[blizzard]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 26 March 2024

Snow lifted from the surface of the earth by the wind to a height of 2 m (6 ft) or more above the surface (higher than drifting snow), and blown about in such quantities that horizontal visibility is reduced to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).
As an obstruction to vision, it is encoded BS in a surface aviation weather observation and as BLSN as an obstruction to vision in a METAR or SPECI observation. Blowing snow can be falling snow or snow that already accumulated but is picked up and blown about by strong winds. It is one of the classic requirements for a blizzard.

Snow lifted from the surface of the earth by the wind to a height of 2 m (6 ft) or more above the surface (higher than drifting snow), and blown about in such quantities that horizontal visibility is reduced to less than 11 km (about 7 statute miles).
As an obstruction to vision, it is encoded BS in a surface aviation weather observation and as BLSN as an obstruction to vision in a METAR or SPECI observation. Blowing snow can be falling snow or snow that already accumulated but is picked up and blown about by strong winds. It is one of the classic requirements for a blizzard.

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