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

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Pacific Northwest will face various forms of winter precipitation this week: Rain, snow, freezing rain and sleet. While rain is fairly straightforward, the difference ...

Winter weather brings a variety of different types of precipitation. As the temperature profile of the atmosphere changes from the cloud to the ground, the type of precipitation can change too. The ...

3:19 p.m. Nov. 29, 2025: This article has been updated ahead of the weekend's cold front. North Texas will be hit by a strong cold front Saturday night, with chances of rain and temperatures plunging ...

When winter weather is in the forecast, here’s what you should know about the many forms of precipitation. How are freezing rain and sleet different? Our friends at the National Weather Service assure ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Sleet and freezing rain are both made of ice during the winter season. While both are made in a similar way they can have very different impacts. Most people know the ...

It was a rumbly start to the day across the Northwoods on Tuesday, with a few severe thunderstorms that produced lots of hail, like this penny-sized stone sent into us by McKayla Trever. She also sent ...

Another winter storm is on the way to New Jersey. Though it will be starting out as rain, as temperatures turn colder Friday, the rain is expected to turn into different types of icy pellets, making ...

Portions of the Mid-South could see a wintry mix of rain and sleet on Monday, December 1. While most areas will just see plain rain, there is a chance for some sleet to mix in at times. Accumulation ...