This is not hail, nor is it sleet. This is what is known as graupel. So how do these hail lookalikes form and what makes them special? In the video above, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs explains the ...

Graupel is often mistaken for sleet or small ... It tends to bounce or make a 'ping' sound when it hits, say, your driveway or car top. Grapuel, however, forms when water droplets freeze onto ...

During the fall and spring months, we sometimes see a very specific type of frozen precipitation mix in with very cold rain showers and it’s called graupel. Graupel, also referred to as snow ...

Another round of gusty to strong winds is expected tomorrow. There are also going to be scattered snow/graupel/rain showers around later tonight and tomorrow.