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 ...

Freezing rain and sleet will lead to a slick morning commute around the nation’s capital on Thursday, especially north and ...

"Freezing rain occurs when the layer of freezing air is so thin that the raindrops do not have enough time to freeze before reaching the ground," according to the NWS office in Blacksburg, Va.

Freezing rain can cause dangerous travel conditions even in small amounts, according to the NWS. What is sleet? Sleet happens when snowflakes are only partially melted in a shallow layer of warmer ...

Unlike rain, freezing rain does not generally runoff until it is warm enough to melt. Often the only way to get rid of ice is to wait for it to melt or to melt it with salt if you have it on hand ...

Freezing rain and sleet will lead to a slick morning commute around the nation’s capital on Thursday, especially north and west of the Beltway.It will probably start during the late evening ...

Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems. That southern edge can dip into areas not used to dealing with wintry weather, such as the South.

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, freezing ...

Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems. That southern edge can dip into areas not used to dealing with wintry weather, such as the South.

Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems. That southern edge can dip into areas not used to dealing with wintry weather, such as the South.