noun
rain and snow; mixed rain and snow
Refers to precipitation that includes both rain and snow, or weather where rain and snow fall together.
今夜は雨雪が降るかもしれない。
There may be rain and snow tonight.
noun
Archaic term for snowfall. In modern Japanese, 降雪 (こうせつ) is the standard word.
古文書には「雨雪」を雪のこととして記している例がある。
In old documents, there are examples where 雨雪 is used to mean snowfall.