Snow Pellets are a form of precipitation.

• white,
• opaque partical of ice,
• 2–5 mm in diameter,
• spherical or conical in shape,
• brittle and easy to crush,
• they bounce and can breakup on impact,
• always occur in showers,
• often fall with snow flakes or rain when the surface temperature is around 0°C.

The METAR code for Snow Pellets is SHGS.

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