What is the difference between freezing rain and sleet? According to the National Weather Service, freezing rain occurs when snowflakes dip into a warmer layer of air, melting completely.

Freezing rain and sleet will lead to a slick morning commute around the nation’s capital on Thursday, especially north and west of the Beltway.It will probably start during the late evening ...

Unlike rain, freezing rain does not generally runoff until it is warm enough to melt. Often the only way to get rid of ice is to wait for it to melt or to melt it with salt if you have it on hand ...

Freezing rain can cause dangerous travel conditions even in small amounts, according to the NWS. What is sleet? Sleet happens when snowflakes are only partially melted in a shallow layer of warmer ...

FREEZING RAIN: If we have a larger warm nose, or one that extends lower in the atmosphere (closer to the ground), we'll likely get something other than sleet.

Freezing rain is exactly what it sounds like — rain that falls as a liquid and freezes on the ground. It coats everything in a slick glaze, sometimes accreting more than an inch thick.

Freezing rain and sleet will lead to a slick morning commute around the nation’s capital on Thursday, especially north and ...

Freshly fallen snow and heavy rain can all make a rush-hour commute frustrating, but freezing rain is perhaps the most deceiving and destructive of all winter precipitation. Simply put, freezing ...

Freezing rain sometimes marks the southern edge of wintry precipitation in weather systems. That southern edge can dip into areas not used to dealing with wintry weather, such as the South.

We explain why freezing rain is the worst of the precipitation types, as far as impacts are concerned. What Is Freezing Rain? 5 Reasons It's The Worst Skip to main content ...