How to Say "to snow" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to snow” is “nevar” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Hoy va a nevar en las montañas.
Today it is going to snow in the mountains.
Siempre nieva mucho en enero.
It always snows a lot in January.
Me gustaría que nevara mañana para ir a esquiar.
I would like it to snow tomorrow so we can go skiing.
The 'Hidden It'
In English, we say 'It is snowing.' In Spanish, the word 'nieva' already includes the idea of 'it,' so you never add a separate word for the weather subject.
The Stem-Change Rule
This verb is a 'stem-changer.' The 'e' in 'nevar' changes to 'ie' whenever that part of the word is stressed, such as in 'nieva' (it snows).
Adding an extra subject
Mistake: “Eso nieva hoy.”
Correction: Nieva hoy. (The weather is the action itself; it doesn't need a pronoun like 'eso' or 'él'.)
Confusing the verb with the noun
Mistake: “Hay nevar.”
Correction: Hay nieve (There is snow) or Nieva (It is snowing).
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