By James Wesser and Nexstar Media Wire
Winter often brings bad weather.
Story at a glance
- Freezing rain, sleet, and snow can all cause headaches when driving or cleaning off sidewalks and driveways.
- Freezing rain occurs when snowflakes fall into a warmer layer of air and melt into rain.
- Sleet happens when snowflakes only partly melt when they enter a warm layer of air as they fall through the atmosphere to the ground.
Winter storms can be impactful, but they produce more than snow. They could mean a mixed bag of precipitation.
Freezing rain, sleet, and snow can all cause headaches when driving or cleaning off sidewalks and driveways.
So what is the difference between them?
What’s the difference between freezing rain, sleet and snow? | The Hill
