Ever wonder how sleet is formed? This National Weather Service social media post explains it.

From nearly invisible black ice to freezing rain and sleet, here's how common winter weather hazards form, why they're so ...

The NEXT Weather team breaks down four types of precipitation and what conditions create each one.

Even small differences, sometimes just a degree or two high in the atmosphere, can completely change what eventually reaches ...

ATLANTA — Winter storms can bring a wide variety of precipitation to the Peach State, from snow to sleet, freezing rain and just plain rain. Although snow is what many get most excited about and ...

When big winter storms move in, they can bring nasty weather that shows up as different things in different places — maybe it ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)- Snow is not the only type of weather to expect this season, as there are several types of winter ...

Learn how to tell the difference between freezing rain and sleet.

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.

Precipitation can take a variety of forms with each one posing its own hazards. Much of the precipitation that falls throughout the year begins as snowflakes high in the clouds. The snowflakes form as ...