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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A snow and wintry mix is coming Wednesday afternoon and will be transitioning into sleet and freezing rain, but what is the difference? WEATHER ALERT: Snow, sleet, freezing ...

Freezing rain and sleet are in the forecast today across portions of southern Lower Michigan. What is the difference and how can we tell them apart? Let’s begin with an illustration using this ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Water freezes at 32 degrees, but determining if precipitation falling from the sky will be freezing rain, snow or sleet is much more complicated. But why? It all has to do with ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sleet was reported near Houston after a powerful cold front moved through. Here's what caused it and what to expect through ...

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 ...