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 ...

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 ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some areas in northern New Hampshire could see freezing rain Wednesday evening. Meteorologist Jacqueline Thomas explains how it ...