Dec 8, 2013 · Sleet occurs when snowflakes only partially melt when they fall through a shallow layer of warm air. These slushy drops refreeze as they next fall through a deep layer of …

Sleet is a regionally variant term for some meteorological phenomena: Glaze (ice), a smooth coating of ice formed on objects by freezing rain.

Nov 25, 2025 · Sleet falls as ice pellets that freeze before reaching the ground, while freezing rain falls as liquid and freezes upon contact, creating a smooth layer of ice.

3 days ago · What is sleet? How the wintry precipitation can make your day even worse.

sleet, globular, generally transparent ice pellets that have diameters of 5 mm (0.2 inch) or less and that form as a result of the freezing of raindrops or the freezing of mostly melted snowflakes.

Jun 16, 2022 · Unlike hail, sleet is tiny in size and falls only once from the sky. It's quite noisy when it hits your windshield or the ground, but it doesn’t cause the damage that hail can.

Oct 19, 2023 · Sometimes the weather forecast warns of “ sleet,” rather than snow. When meteorologists in the United States use this term, they are referring to tiny ice pellets (the size …

May 14, 2025 · If a snowflake partially melts but then refreezes, you get sleet. Sleet forms when a thin layer of above-freezing air is sandwiched between two layers of subfreezing air, one a …

Dec 24, 2022 · Sleet is a type of winter precipitation, essentially ice pellets or frozen rain from melted snowflakes. When snow falls through a layer of warm air in the atmosphere and a …

4 days ago · Here’s what to know about sleet. What is sleet? Sleet is a type of precipitation that occurs when falling snow melts in warm air and then refreezes in cold air, forming ice pellets, …