Though there is a common misunderstanding between sleet and freezing rain, there is an easy phrase to remember the difference ...

Winter storms can bring all sorts of precipitation, from snow and sleet to freezing rain and plain old rain. Here's when each ...

We call this "sleet." Many people confuse this with hail, but they form from completely different weather setups. When that layer of "warm air" is thicker and the bottom layer of "cold air" is ...

This messy mix of winter precipitation often impacts the region during late winter and early spring. Meteorologist John Burchfield explains what differentiates them.

Sleet is typically accompanied by a tapping sound ... Graupel, also known as “soft hail” or “snow pellets,” is formed differently. It starts as a snowflake but collects supercooled water ...

"It is sort of like the mail. Rain, sleet, snow or hail we are going to show up," Captain Jason Weaver, public information officer at the Little Rock Fire Department said. Whether it is snow and ...

Of all the precipitation types, freezing rain is by most measures the worst because it can weigh heavily on trees and power ...

Winter storms can bring all sorts of precipitation: snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain or even plain old rain. Why so much variety? The answer involves temperature changes as the precipitation falls.