What is sleet? How the wintry precipitation can make your day even worse.

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.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Central Indiana has a chance for freezing rain this week, which can cause dangerous travel conditions.

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 ...

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 ...

(WBRE/WYOU) — Though there is a common misunderstanding between sleet and freezing rain, there is an easy phrase to remember the difference. Sleet bounces off objects while freezing rain instantly ...

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 ...