AUSTIN (KXAN) — Graupel is a weather phenomenon that often gets mistaken for snow, but it’s actually quite different. Sometimes referred to as “ice pellets,” graupel has a distinct texture that ...

As any Sonic aficionado knows, the restaurant uses small, pellet-like ice in their drinks. It’s crunchy, ...

Timothy Jones knows cold. But bundled in a heavy coat and snug-fit, black wool cap, the Shaler man appeared unfazed Tuesday morning as he quietly paced in one of the region’s coldest spots: a narrow ...

As Houstonians wake up to a rare winter storm blanketing the area, many are experiencing unfamiliar weather phenomena. Sleet and graupel, two types of icy precipitation, are often confused for one ...

While Southern California continues to grapple with several devastating wildfires, a massive winter storm is bringing heavy snow and ice to millions of people across the U.S. South on Friday.

By late Friday afternoon, multiple locations were reporting sleet. Around 4 p.m., ice pellets were falling rapidly in Leland, while the Pender County fire marshal reported on Facebook that they ...

You may encounter dry pavement, wet pavement, packed snow, fluffy snow, chunky ice, black ice, wet ice, slush, a slick cocktail of oil and grit, or some combination of all of these things.

As the partially melted snowflake falls back into this cold layer of air, it will re-freeze forming small ice pellets. These ice pellets can be dangerous on the roads as they create very slick ...

For a pet-safe option, we like the PlaySafe Ice Blocker because of its liquid formula instead of a pellet or rock, which can be painful for your pups to walk over. However, it needs to be applied ...

Road conditions can be more dangerous than anticipated, especially in cases of black ice, so take it slow. The weather service suggests driving as if you are on ice if the temperature is near ...

The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of January 1, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...