That could change this week, when a historic winter storm is poised to sweep across the South and into north Florida, potentially bringing a wintry mix — including rain, sleet, snow and ice ...
Sleet happens when snowflakes are only partially melted in a shallow layer of warmer air. The precipitation turns into “slushy drops” that are refrozen through a thin layer of freezing air ...
Here’s what to know. A National Weather Service graphic illustrates how snow turns into sleet, freezing rain and rain. If snow is what happens to rain when it freezes, what exactly is freezing rain?