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 ...

Winter storms can bring all sorts of precipitation: snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain or even plain old rain. Why so much variety? The answer involves temperature changes as the precipitation falls.

Hail, sleet and snow are creating hazardous conditions from Michigan to New York and across the Mid-Atlantic. Thousands of ...

Sleet vs hail: What is the difference? Sleet and hail may both fall from the sky as ice, but they differ significantly in their formation, size, and the weather conditions under which they occur.

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 ...

When a thunderstorm rolls off the mountains and drops icy pellets on our car, we assume this is hail. That is not always the case. There are different forms of frozen precipitation, which include: ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Wintry weather has impacted the region this week, delivering a combination of ice, snow and rain to the Midwest. After an icy Thursday morning, more winter precipitation is expected ...

Staying active in the weather department for the day after Christmas. It is the giving season and Mother Nature throws a ...

FARGO — Humidity is water vapor, which is a clear gas. If you can see water hanging in the air, it must be made of water droplets or ice crystals and so is not water vapor. Steam or mist is made of ...