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 ...

SYSTEM. HI, JACKIE. YEAH, EXACTLY. HI, HALEY. AS WE HEAD THROUGH THESE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS, AS HALEY WAS TALKING ABOUT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF PRECIPITATION, ESPECIALLY UP NORTH, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME ...

As spring rains start rolling in, homeowners who have yet to deal with soggy lawns might not be feeling the joy of renewal. Installing a new drainage system is a big and possibly necessary job, but ...

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.

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 ...