Precipitation equivalent to more than one inch of rain will fall across Massachusetts this weekend, but it will take various forms — frozen and unfrozen — depending on location and time.

This messy mix of winter precipitation often impacts the region during late winter and early spring. Meteorologist John Burchfield explains what differentiates them.

Sleet, scattered with snow and freezing rain, fell for hours, knocking out power and closing ... other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.” Temperatures will rebound ...

The NWS says sleet forms when snowflakes fall through warmer air but don't completely melt. Unlike the thin layer of freezing ...