Understanding the Difference Between Sleet and Freezing Rain With a wintry weekend ahead, let’s break down the key differences between sleet and freezing rain—two forms of icy precipitation ...

Meteorologists are tracking a weather system that could bring snow and freezing rain to the Willamette Valley on Wednesday ...

For freezing drizzle (FZDZ), this is often not the case. There may be warmer air above you, but in some situations the ...

Freezing rain on snow has a habit of creating a thin layer of ice on top of existing snowfall. Sera said Oneida County will ...

Sleet and freezing rain form because of a "warm-air sandwich" in the atmosphere above our heads (see graphic, below). Precipitation starts as snow in the cold layer at the top, then melts to rain ...

According to NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes, freezing rain is "just rain," but becomes ice once it makes contact with surfaces. That transition makes it some of the "worst winter weather," Jeanes ...

Freezing rain could lead to hazardous travel conditions across the entire Chicago area, especially during "peak timing" of ...