Precipitation can take a variety of forms with each one posing its own hazards. Much of the precipitation that falls throughout the year begins as snowflakes high in the clouds. The snowflakes form as ...

With the Houston area in the frigid grip of a rare winter storm, it may seem like only snow and sleet are falling across the region. But forecasters say there's more to winter precipitation than meets ...

In a mostly dry climate, a myth has emerged that it never snows in Los Angeles. It rarely snows. But weather geeks are quick to point to 1949 as an exception that makes the rule. On Jan. 10, 1949, ...

Over the past month, we have seen some storm systems move in, and while most have brought just some rainfall, others have brought a mixed bag of precipitation. We have seen some that brought graupel, ...

If you were paying attention Tuesday afternoon, you might have noticed the tinkling of solid precipitation landing on nearby buildings. You would be forgiven for thinking it was sleet or hail, and in ...

As the Arctic front rushes in, it brings not just colder temperatures but also some graupel! This wintry precipitation is often confused with snow, sleet, and hail because it shares similar ...

Graupel vs sleet. (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) As Houstonians wake up to a rare winter storm blanketing the area, many are ...

DRUMMOND, Mont. — Over the last few years, Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs has explained the factors leading to the development of numerous precipitation types, like rain and snow, as well as some of ...

Let me set the scene.... Lightning in the distance, the rumble of thunder and then tiny ice pellets falling from the sky — and it didn't stop, coating the roads. The ice pellets were very small. In ...