Cutest frost photo ever? Heavy frost, cool pictures

*A frosty Sunday morning will give way to sunshine and milder weather*

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (WJW) — There’s frost and then there’s FROST!

But this frost didn’t just cover cars and roofs, it clung to even vertical objects like a basketball backboard.

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Frost is common here, of course, but when this heavier-than-usual frost glistened while the sun rose, as you grabbed your morning cup of hot coffee, did you take a gander outside?

Check out the slide show below of photos from Fox 8 News viewers, including the frosty shadow from a doggie in Willoughby Hills. Pretty cute!

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Fox 8 News viewer Ron Jantz took some pretty pictures of Sunday’s extra frosty conditions.

“There was nothing frosty about the invitation that waited for Northeast Ohio Sunday morning. No, it was warm and inviting in its beauty,” Jantz told Fox 8 News.

Perfect weather conditions of crystal clear skies, no wind, right amount of moisture in the air. Fox 8 meteorologist Jenn Harcher explains the science behind the frost.

“Clear sky, calm wind and cold temps, the recipe for frost. We had all “3 C’s” Sunday morning with heavy frost across much of Northeast Ohio. When skies are clear there is no blanket to trap the heat at the surface, therefore, it escapes in the atmosphere. This is called radiational cooling.  A calm wind leads to no movement in the atmosphere and a thin layer of super-cooled air develops at ground level. If the temperature falls to the dew point and is below freezing, tiny ice crystals will form on all surfaces that are below freezing.  FROST!

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