During inclement weather, you may see some ice pellets falling from the sky and wonder whether you’re seeing sleet or hail. There’s a huge difference in how those two ice types develop.

There are two methods of hail stone formation and growth that give hail stones their "layered" look. A tiny ice crystal will be the nucleus of the hail stone. In wet growth, supercooled water ...

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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.

"Some sleet is possible, mainly about high ground. Winds will fall light northwest or variable. Lowest temperatures of -2C to +3C with frost and icy patches forming." On Friday showers of hail and ...