Washington Winter storm impact rating: 5 out of 10 . Freezing rain and sleet will lead to a slick morning commute around the nation’s capital on Thursday, especially north and west of the ...

Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems. That southern edge can dip into areas not used to dealing with wintry weather, such as the South.

Freezing rain is exactly what it sounds like — rain that falls as a liquid and freezes on the ground. It coats everything in a slick glaze, sometimes accreting more than an inch thick.

Freezing rain can cause dangerous travel conditions even in small amounts, according to the NWS. What is sleet? Sleet happens when snowflakes are only partially melted in a shallow layer of warmer ...

FREEZING RAIN: If we have a larger warm nose, or one that extends lower in the atmosphere (closer to the ground), we'll likely get something other than sleet.

Freshly fallen snow and heavy rain can all make a rush-hour commute frustrating, but freezing rain is perhaps the most deceiving and destructive of all winter precipitation. Simply put, freezing ...

We explain why freezing rain is the worst of the precipitation types, as far as impacts are concerned. What Is Freezing Rain? 5 Reasons It's The Worst Skip to main content ...

Freezing rain will fall in 15 states. Here are the cities that will get icy. The latest winter storm will bring more ice than snow. Find out where the worst of it will hit.