Will it thunder when it snows?

Thunder will occur when it snows.

In winter, when the sky is overcast and the temperature in the high-altitude clouds is below zero, the water vapor in the clouds condenses into snow. When snowflakes fall from clouds, if the air temperature near the ground is higher, the snowflakes will melt and become raindrops. On the contrary, if the temperature near the ground is low and the snowflakes cannot melt, it will snow.

Thunderstorms are caused by strong convection of warm and humid air in local areas. The rapid rise of warm air causes violent vibrations of cumulonimbus clouds, which accumulates a large amount of electric charge and produces lightning. The weather at that time was with the ground temperature around zero degrees, making it suitable for snow. At high altitudes, warm and humid air climbs violently, causing strong convection and forming cumulonimbus clouds, resulting in the weather phenomenon of snowing and thundering on one side.

The formation of thunder and lightning

Thunder is a natural phenomenon. When it rains, some clouds in the sky are positive and some are negative. When the two clouds come together, they will emit lightning and at the same time release a lot of heat, causing the surrounding air to heat and expand. The instantly heated and expanded air will push the surrounding air, causing a strong explosive vibration, which is thunder.

Strong convective weather requires warm and moist airflow to rise rapidly. In summer, the ground near the ground is easy to heat up quickly, so thunderstorms often occur in strong convective weather. There are few chances of strong convective weather in winter, but sometimes strong cold air moving southward can also cause warm and humid air near the ground to rise rapidly in some areas. Snowstorms often occur at this time, and it is normal to be accompanied by thunder and lightning.