Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms ...

Snow is not the only type of weather to expect this season, as there are several types of winter precipitation, which form ...

When water freezes, it releases latent heat, which can warm the near-surface air and raise temperatures to or above freezing, ...

Forecasting wintry precipitation is a challenge. Knowing how we get rain, ice or snow takes an understanding of the vertical profile of the atmosphere. You not only need to know the temperature at the ...

SAN ANTONIO — It's that time of year when many storm systems roll through and we see several types of precipitation, like snow, freezing rain and sleet. The temperature throughout the atmosphere and ...