Why is precipitation found mostly in the form of snowfall in the upper parts of Himalayas?
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Explanation:
Snow is usually the result of the warm air flowing up and over the cold air surrounding part of the cyclone. ... The ice particles also grow as some of the water vapor in the surrounding air collects and freezes on them.
In order for snow to fall at ground level, you need there to be moisture available in the clouds, and the temperature between the clouds and the ground has to remain at freezing or below. If it doesn’t:
If the clouds are cold but the lower atmosphere warms up, you get rain or sleet (depending on whether it’s freezing again closer to the ground or not).
If the clouds are warm but the ground-level is freezing (yes, this inversion is perfectly possible),
then you get freezing rain.
On top of all that, for snow to “stick” on the ground (as opposed to melting) the ground surface itself has to be at freezing temperatures or below.
So your answer as to why some places have snow in the winter and others don’t are;
Some places don’t get precipitation in the right season (i.e., they have dry winters)
Some places never get cold enough at ground level to support snowfall.
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