Understanding the Difference Between Sleet and Freezing Rain With a wintry weekend ahead, let’s break down the key differences between sleet and freezing rain—two forms of icy precipitation ...

"Snow is likely over higher ground in Scotland and Northern England, with a few centimetres possible in the Grampians and ...

Snow and ice are set to hit the UK this weekend, with the Met Office also issuing a rare forecast for the hazardous ...

Precipitation equivalent to more than one inch of rain will fall across Massachusetts this weekend, but it will take various forms — frozen and unfrozen — depending on location and time.

It comes as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across parts of the UK this weekend. Forecasters ...

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.

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

Sleet, often mistaken for small hail, forms when snowflakes partially ... icy layer that makes roads hazardous. Freezing rain begins as snow high in the atmosphere. As it falls, it passes through ...

How exactly does freezing rain differ from regular snow? Here’s what to know. A National Weather Service graphic illustrates how snow turns into sleet, freezing rain and rain. If snow is what ...

When the sleet reaches the ground, it’s a bit springier than freezing rain or snow, but it can accumulate just like snow ...