Sleet occurs when precipitation encounters warm air and melts, then hits cold air and refreezes while falling. The icy ...

Precipitation can take a variety of forms with each one posing its own hazards. Much of the precipitation that falls throughout the year begins as snowflakes high in the clouds. The snowflakes form as ...

Sleet falls as ice pellets that freeze before reaching the ground, while freezing rain falls as liquid and freezes upon contact, creating a smooth layer of ice.

To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents. Measuring precipitation ...

With a wintry weekend ahead, let’s break down the key differences between sleet and freezing rain—two forms of icy precipitation that can create dangerous travel conditions. A mix of sleet and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Winter weather often ...

Graupel vs sleet. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) As Houstonians wake up to a rare winter storm blanketing the area, many are ...

As a winter storm bears down on North Texas, the CBS News Texas First Alert Weather team is warning of freezing rain, sleet, and frigid wind chills that could bring travel to a standstill and cause ...

Freezing rain is "supercooled," say meteorologists, and will instantly refreeze when it touches anything on the ground that's at or below 32 degrees. Freezing rain can lead to a glaze of ice on roads ...

It's looking increasingly likely that south Louisiana could get historic and potentially record-breaking amounts of snow Tuesday, but forecasters with the National Weather Service have been expecting ...