At below 0C of temperatures, water freezes and forms crystals around dust matter particulate known as seeds, and this form of freeze water is known as snow. These crystals occur in an array of forms including hexagonal prisms, needles form, plates form, star-like and branching

Star-like crystals that are also known as snowflakes are consisted of individual ice crystals that freeze tighter a produce an endless kinds of forms.

These snowflakes are found in a powdery form when the temperature is considerably low and these snowflakes become thicker and wetter at higher temperatures (close to 0C). This kind of snow often turns into sleet and rain.

In Britain, wet snow is quite common while the powdered varieties do not frequently occur.  A snowflake can consist of a single ice crystal as well as on many crystals. Snowflakes size depends on the ice crystals that join together in its forming.  There are six points or sides in every snowflake, but two snow flakes never have the same design. The largest snowflakes that fell in Montana in 1887 was of 15-inch in diameter. Snow proves effective to save the roots of the plants from rigid weather and gives life to lakes and streams when it melts in spring.

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