Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms ...

Strong precipitation may cause natural disasters, such as floodings or landslides. Global climate models are required to forecast the frequency of these extreme events, which is expected to change as ...

In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...

MOBILE APP. HERE’S YOUR WEATHERWATCH 12 WEATHER RIGHT NOW. FROM SNOW TO SLEET TO FREEZING RAIN AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN WINTERS IN WISCONSIN LOOK A LOT LIKE THIS AND THEY CAN BE UNPREDICTABLE. AND WE ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KLBK) – The different types of precipitation during winter are determined by temperature variations throughout the troposphere – the portion of the atmosphere where our weather occurs.