When it lands, the raindrops instantly freeze, forming a layer of ice around objects exposed to the elements like streets, sidewalks, stairs, trees and parked cars. Freezing rain is different from ...

Droplets freeze and form ice BEFORE reaching the surfaceFreezing rain: Rain freezes ON CONTACT with the surface GREENVILLE, S.C. — The forecast is calling for a variety of precipitation on ...

The NWS says sleet forms when snowflakes fall through warmer air but don't completely melt. Unlike the thin layer of freezing air near the ground that causes freezing rain, sleet needs a deeper layer ...

An ice jam forms when warmer weather starts breaking up the ice on rivers, causing chunks of ice, or ice floes, to float ...

We’re tracking a mix of snow, ice, and rain that’ll make for a wintry Saturday and sloppy Sunday. Winter weather advisories are posted from Central Jersey up through the Hudson Valley.

The final in our series of East Coast storms is headed our way this weekend. And it could be the one with the biggest impact. We’re tracking a mix of snow, ice, and rain that’ll make for a wintry ...

To see ice accumulations in that range is not common ... Eventually, all locations will see a changeover to plain rain by Sunday afternoon as warmer air takes over. That rain can be heavy at ...

CINDY FITZGIBBON WHAT’S COMING NEXT? WELL, WE’VE HAD A LOT OF MOISTURE SO FAR. AS PROMISED, THE SYSTEM LOADED WITH MOISTURE. LIQUID EQUIVALENT OF WHAT IS FALLEN. AND A LOT OF THIS HAS BEEN.

There is a risk of ice over the Pennines, according to the Met Office, particularly above 200 metres due to the possibility of freezing rain. Met Office forecaster Honor Criswick said ...