Snow at Disneyland and other lower-elevation places in SoCal? It’s unlikely

Real snow on the Matterhorn at Disneyland? A dusting in Chino Hills and downtown LA?

It’s unlikely, according to the National Weather Service.

Amid a rare winter storm, social media was abuzz Wednesday afternoon with reports of snowfall at lower-elevation places across Southern California — like Disneyland in Anaheim, Riverside and San Bernardino — NWS meteorologist Samantha Connolly said it was more likely graupel fell.

And NWS meteorologist Joe Sirard said Los Angeles County had no confirmed low-elevation snowfall, although there were also reports of graupel. The lowest elevation snow was expected to fall was  1,500 feet, however, it’s possible to have snow, but lower than that is unconfirmed.

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Graupel is not bona fide snow, although it may appear like it. It can also seem like hail. Officially, graupel could be described as a type of snow, Connolly said. It is soft, wet, and breaks apart easily.

SNOW IN LA?!? Am I dreaming!!! pic.twitter.com/BYxNuPHhlo

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An NWS glossary states that it’s “precipitation, usually of brief duration, consisting of crisp, white, opaque ice particles, round or conical in shape and about 2 to 5 mm in diameter.”

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While it seems it won’t be snowing in low-elevation Southern California locales anytime soon, local mountain ranges will continue to be hit with dusting this week, although the current forecast is expected to be somewhat milder than last week’s weather.

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