Rain drops that freeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground Sleet usually bounces when hitting a surface and does not stick to objects Forms when snow enters a warm layer of air above the surface and melts and then enters a deep layer of sub-freezing air near the surface and refreezes
Precipitation consisting of generally transparent frozen or partially frozen raindrops A mixture of rain and snow or hail A thin icy coating that forms when rain or sleet freezes, as on trees or streets
also called ice pellets Sleet is formed when raindrops or melted snowflakes freeze as they pass through a below-freezing layer of air near the earth's surface Sleet does not normally stick to trees and wires, and usually bounces on hitting the ground An accumulation of sleet often has the consistency of dry sand
Solid grains of ice which form from the freezing of raindrops or the refreezing of melted snowflakes These small, transparent ice pellets usually bounce when they hit a hard surface
Precipitation consisting of transparent pellets of ice, five (5) millimeters of less in diameter Also called ice pellets Forms when snow enters a warm layer of air above the surface and melts and then enters a deep layer of sub freezing air on the surface and refreezes
Also known as ice pellets, it is winter precipitation in the form of small bits or pellets of ice that rebound after striking the ground or any other hard surface It is reported as "PE" in an observation and on the METAR
Drops of rain or drizzle that freeze into ice as they fall They are usually smaller than 0 3 inches in diameter Official weather observations list sleet as "ice pellets " In some parts of the country "sleet" refers to a mixture of ice pellets and freezing rain
Precipitation consisting of transparent pellets of ice, 5 millimeters or less in diameter Also called ice pellets Forms when snow enters a warm layer of air above the surface and melts and then enters a deep layer of sub freezing air on the surface and refreezes
partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow) precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow; "If the temperature rises above freezing, it will probably sleet
in the U S , a term used to describe tiny ice pellets that are formed when rain or partially melted snowflakes refreeze before reaching the ground Colloquial usage of the term coincides with British usage, which defines sleet as a mixture of rain and snow