Have you ever wondered why certain types of precipitation form? Well, the difference between rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow all boils down to the temperature of the atmosphere. All precipitation ...

Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Some areas of western Massachusetts Saturday got rain, sleet, and some snow and freezing rain. So how do the different types of precipitation form? Well it’s much more ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - During the winter months, the type of precipitation we see is dependent upon more than just the air temperature at the surface. We have to take into account the temperature ...

As we turn towards the latter half of winter, the chance of mixed precipitation events increase with warmer air starting to creep in. Terms like freezing rain and sleet are often thrown around, but ...

SAN ANTONIO — It's that time of year when many storm systems roll through and we see several types of precipitation, like snow, freezing rain and sleet. The temperature throughout the atmosphere and ...

Here's an explanation of how freezing rain and sleet form. Sleet forms in winter storms, while hail is a warm-season type of precipitation. Snow occurs when the atmosphere is "cold" all the way from ...

North Texas could see all modes of winter weather Wednesday. How do we know which type of precipitation will fall at your house? There are several layers of the atmosphere and each layer has its own ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Graupel is a type of precipitation that falls in the winter time when conditions are just right. It's not often we see it. Graupel are small, soft pellets almost like what you would ...

Forecasting wintry precipitation is a challenge. Knowing how we get rain, ice or snow takes an understanding of the vertical profile of the atmosphere. You not only need to know the temperature at the ...