The Basic Building Blocks Every Cloud Needs Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present ...

Have you ever wondered why certain types of precipitation form? Well, the difference between rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow all boils down to the temperature of the atmosphere. All precipitation ...

Snow is the classic of any winter precipitation and forms when temperatures are at or below freezing in the cloud and at to ...

It’s Winter Weather Awareness Week in Alabama and The Weather Authority is bringing you information on how you can keep you ...

Do you know what the difference is between sleet & freezing rain or how it forms? Find out this WWW 911: Tractor-trailer ...

SAN ANTONIO — It's that time of year when many storm systems roll through and we see several types of precipitation, like snow, freezing rain and sleet. The temperature throughout the atmosphere and ...

Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms ...

This weekend may preview the upcoming seasonal change with the development of graupel: soft and crushable ice pellets.

Forecasting wintry precipitation is a challenge. Knowing how we get rain, ice or snow takes an understanding of the vertical profile of the atmosphere. You not only need to know the temperature at the ...

DETROIT – We’re expecting some precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday. Meteorologist Paul Gross explains the types of precipitation -- rain, sleet and snow -- and when they’re expected to form in ...

The NWS in Cleveland forecasts fluctuating temperatures and mixed precipitation across Ohio, affecting visibility and travel.