NORFOLK, Va. — 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 ...

What is Sleet? Sleet forms when snow melts in a warm layer above the surface and then refreezes into tiny ice pellets before reaching the ground. These ice pellets often resemble rock salt and ...

Models take the center of the storm overhead on Wednesday. As the low heads for Michigan, cold air will wrap into the system, ...

Clouds increase later tonight with some scattered thunderstorms possible by morning. Temperatures will drop into the lower ...

That was an event where there was some snow, but also a lot of sleet. Sleet pellets are made of solid ice and take a lot more energy to melt than snowflakes do. This time around, it was all snow.

SLEET PELLETS, SNOWFLAKES. AT THIS POINT, THE DARKER REDS AND PURPLES HERE NORTH OF CONCORD, THAT’S WHERE ALL OF THE PARTICLES ARE VERY SIMILAR IN SIZE AND SHAPE. AND THAT IS WHERE IT’S ...

You may encounter a few raindrops or sleet pellets, but the effects will be little to none. Friday afternoon: Temperatures will rise above the freezing mark, but they’ll stay very cold ...

You could encounter a few raindrops or sleet pellets, but roads are likely to stay clear through the morning. Through Friday afternoon, temperatures will only rise a few degrees. Highs will top ...

Maybe a few actual tiny sleet pellets too," he said. "Problem is, by time we reach later in the day Friday, we've already endured more than 48 hours of bitter cold temperatures. Ground ...