Here's an explanation of how freezing rain and sleet form. Sleet forms in winter storms, while hail is a warm-season type of precipitation. Snow occurs when the atmosphere is "cold" all the way from ...

Freezing rain and freezing drizzle are both terrible hazards to travelers, but are formed differently. Freezing rain happens when snowflakes fall through a warm layer of air above the ground, which ...

NORFOLK, Va. — As we track a potential winter storm this weekend, one word keeps coming up in the forecast: messy. That’s because we’re not just watching for snow, we’re also monitoring the potential ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Rain is an essential part of almost all ecosystems. Although rain doesn’t seem like anything special, it’s quite interesting to hear how this liquid precipitation forms. It ...