Freshly fallen snow and heavy rain can all make a rush-hour commute frustrating, but freezing rain is perhaps the most deceiving and destructive of all winter precipitation. Simply put, freezing ...

When freezing rain occurs, ice builds up on roads, sidewalks, and power lines makes travel extremely hazardous. Ice accumulations of just 0.25 inches can cause significant disruptions, ...

Freezing rain occurs when snow falls into a pocket of warmer air, where it melts, before reaching a thin layer of freezing-cold air near the Earth’s surface. When it lands, the raindrops ...

Unlike rain, freezing rain does not generally runoff until it is warm enough to melt. Often the only way to get rid of ice is to wait for it to melt or to melt it with salt if you have it on hand ...

Freezing rain will fall in 15 states. Here are the cities that will get icy. The latest winter storm will bring more ice than snow. Find out where the worst of it will hit.

Met Office forecaster Honor Criswick said: “There is a chance we could see some freezing rain, so do take care as there could be some icy stretches by the morning.” ...

Freezing rain will arrive Friday night and transition to rain Saturday afternoon. Steadier precipitation moves in for the afternoon and evening hours, but at the same time, temperatures are ...

Understanding the Difference Between Sleet and Freezing Rain With a wintry weekend ahead, let’s break down the key differences between sleet and freezing rain—two forms of icy precipitation ...

The still frame at 4 a.m. gives us a good idea of how far north the freezing rain makes it in southern Michigan. Grand Rapids, Lansing and Oakland County will be the northern edge of freezing rain.

When the sleet reaches the ground, it’s a bit springier than freezing rain or snow, but it can accumulate just like snow would. What is snow? Snow is what happens when precipitation freezes.

Plain rain will fall through the warmer atmosphere, but once it hits the freezing ground, it immediately turns to ice. This is how a glazing of ice occurs, which can be particularly dangerous for ...