Both sleet and freezing rain both involve warm air aloft and cold air near the ground. The key difference is the depth of the warm air in which the precipitation falls before it reaches the surface.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter storms can bring all sorts of precipitation: snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain or even plain old rain. Why so much variety?

If you’ve been outside this Sunday, you know that conditions haven’t been ideal, but definitely not the worst. Many woke up to much-needed rain, and while skies have remained mostly cloudy, they’ve ...

There are four main precipitation types, and the Philadelphia area can and does receive all types, sometimes all within a single storm. The four types of precipitation are rain, snow, sleet and ...

Environment Canada has issued a Yellow Warning – Freezing Rain for the City of Thunder Bay, with freezing rain expected to end late this afternoon. Even after the freezing rain eases, wet surfaces can ...

DALLAS — Freezing rain may look harmless ... sometimes even beautiful. But it is one of the most dangerous winter weather phenomena. Unlike snow or sleet, freezing rain adds weight, and a shocking ...

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.