This is not hail, nor is it sleet. This is what is known as graupel. So how do these hail lookalikes form and what makes them special? In the video above, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs explains the ...

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It was a mixture of hail and graupel ― two kinds of small, pellet-like frozen droplets. Get daily updates on the Packers ...

Heavy burst of snow and valley graupel are possible. Showers will gradually diminish this evening. A ridge of high pressure builds over the area Wednesday. High temperatures in the 40s are likely.