WEATHER · NEW SNOWFALL
New Snowfall
Fresh snowfall — how much NEW snow the model expects to fall each hour, running forward along the timeline, distinct from Snow Depth (the pack already on the ground). Pale for a dusting through bright white where it is dumping; the skier’s and traveller’s “where is it snowing next” field. Shown as liquid-water equivalent.
What it shows
The new-snowfall layer shows FRESH snow falling now — how much new snow the model expects to fall in each hour, running forward along the timeline. It is a different field from Snow Depth: depth is the pack already lying on the ground, snowfall is what is coming down. Shown as liquid-water equivalent, the standard way forecasters measure falling snow (very roughly ten times as deep once it settles).
How to read it
Pale where only a dusting is falling; bright white where it is genuinely dumping. Press play on the timeline to watch a snowstorm sweep in and pass — the “where is it snowing next” view skiers and travellers want. Pair it with Snow Depth to see fresh fall building the pack, and with the Freezing Level to read the rain-versus-snow line.
SEE IT LIVE
Open the full weather console with new snowfall on, then stack other overlays and scrub the forecast.