Snow typically falls as light, fluffy flakes when the air is dry, but wet, heavy snow occurs when moisture levels are higher. Sleet, often mistaken for small hail, forms when snowflakes partially ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Scattered rain, snow and graupel moved across the region Monday afternoon with some thunder and lightning. For those traveling in the evening, take it easy on the roads!

This messy mix of winter precipitation often impacts the region during late winter and early spring. Meteorologist John Burchfield explains what differentiates them.

How exactly does freezing rain differ from regular snow? Here’s what to know. A National Weather Service graphic illustrates how snow turns into sleet, freezing rain and rain. If snow is what ...

According to the National Weather Service, winter storms can produce snow, freezing rain, smaller droplets of freezing drizzle, sleet (ice pellets), and graupel (snow pellets), depending on ...

Freezing rain is especially dangerous because it’s difficult to see and can quickly lead to power outages and travel disruptions. Graupel occurs when snowflakes are coated with supercooled water ...