Though there is a common misunderstanding between sleet and freezing rain, there is an easy phrase to remember the difference ...

Winter storms can bring all sorts of precipitation, from snow and sleet to freezing rain and plain old rain. Here's when each ...

We see widespread sleet turning to freezing rain, roads becoming very slick and icy. From midnight to 4 a.m., freezing rain tapers and it looks like it is all out of here by 34 o'clock in the morning.

YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT NOONTIME. STILL LOOKING AT SOME SNOW, BUT WE’RE SEEING THAT SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN FARTHER SOUTH. AND THAT IS SHIFTING NORTHWARD HERE WITH TIME INTO THE ...

The distinction between freezing rain and sleet comes down to where the warm layer of air is positioned in the atmosphere. Think of it like a doughnut ... morning. It looks to be what we call ...