wintry mix

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wintry mix

n.
Precipitation consisting of a mixture or succession of two or more forms among rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow.
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"There will be wintry showers and although those won't be constant, sometimes they will be heavy - particularly in the north-east.
A COLD blast of air from the North Atlantic will bring subzero temperatures and wintry showers this week.
Snowor wintry showers could hit the UK again before spring temperatures soar and bring summer-like warmth to parts of the country.
The snow didn't settled however, and the Examiner weatherman Paul Stevens said: "The winds turn towards the North and we get lots of sunshine with a few wintry showers and the wintry showers are the snow.
"Tuesday and Wednesday will see wintry showers that could see sleet, snow and hail affect most of the country.
SNOW, hail, sleet and wintry showers are forecast to hit North Wales this week.
From 7pm on Monday night, rain and wintry showers are forecast - turning into sleet and snowfall on Tuesday morning.
It will be a cold day with a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers.
Some of the showers have been caused by a weather phenomenon known as the Pembrokeshire Dangler which has brought wintry showers in parts as temperatures dip.
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