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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Freezing rain occurs when snow falls into a pocket of warmer air, where it melts, before reaching a thin layer of freezing-cold air near the Earth’s surface.

When freezing rain occurs, ice builds up on roads, sidewalks and power lines makes travel extremely hazardous.

Delaware is entering an active winter weather pattern, where snow, sleet and freezing rain can be in the mix. While all forms of wintry precipitation can disrupt travel, freezing rain is ...

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 ...

Once freezing rain makes contact with surfaces, it immediately becomes ice, leading to dangerous travel conditions on roads, power outages and more NBC Universal, Inc. Ice accumulations and ...

Snow began Thursday morning and accumulated in the afternoon, but is expected to transition to freezing rain overnight and into Friday morning.