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Weather Blog: Your Weather Questions Answered

Ever wondered about weather? Meteorologists Lauren Casey and Matt Brickman are here to answer your weather questions on Fridays.

To submit your own weather question, contact Lauren or Matt through our social networking page.

This week's question comes from Joel Belford via Facebook. He asked, "Is every snowflake unique and if so why?"

Check out the video above for the answer to this appropriately-timed question! And check out the following diagram for an explanation.

Morphology Diagram
(credit: Prof. Kenneth G. Libbrecht/Cal Tech)
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