Do You Know Your Different Precipitations
I think that right now it is sleeting in Seattle.
- Freezing Rain: supercooled raindrops that freeze instantly when they hit the ground or other objects
- Hail: snow and rain in the upper atmosphere mix due to updrafts and accumulate into large pellets that fall to earth when the updraft can’t support their weight
- Sleet: Partially-melted snow that freezes again on the way down and falls as visible pellets.