This could mean heavy snow, sleet, or freezing rain that will likely impact travel and daily activities. An aerial view of the downtown skyline is seen on Jan. 09, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.

Freezing rain is liquid until it encounters a surface that is at or below freezing. Sleet is frozen precipitation. As sleet falls from a cloud, it starts its descent as a snowflake, hits a warm ...

Snow, sleet and freezing rain – there are three main types of winter precipitation, and Oklahoma is no stranger to any of them. The winter storm that crossed Oklahoma in the early morning hours ...

Snow, sleet and freezing rain: ... When temperatures stay below 32 degrees from the base of the cloud to the ground, ice crystals remain frozen, creating snowfall. Credit: WTOL 11.

ST. LOUIS — As winter weather hits the St. Louis region, you'll hear 5 On Your Side Weather Impact meteorologists using the terms "snow," "freezing rain" and "sleet," but what exactly is the ...

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.

How snow, sleet and freezing rain form. ... Then as the drops reach freezing temperatures closer to the ground, they refreeze, creating something like slushy, frozen raindrops.

Sleet & freezing rain in Raleigh, central NC forecast. ... The National Weather Service says the ground is likely too warm for any frozen precipitation to stick and create serious issues on roads.

Farther south and east over Southern Delaware and far South Jersey, temperatures will be above freezing with any frozen precipitation changing to rain. 2 a.m. – 7 a.m.: ...

Winter storm watch and warning. A winter storm watch is when there is a possibility of significant winter weather, such as heavy snow, freezing rain, or sleet, within the next 24 to 72 hours.

If that warm layer is thick, snowflakes melt completely into regular rain. But if it’s thin or uneven, the snow partially melts and refreezes, turning into sleet or freezing rain before hitting ...