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, ...

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 ...

Houston’s forecast appears mostly on track, with a definite trend toward the heaviest snow and sleet emerging south and east ...

With the Houston area in the frigid grip of a rare winter storm, it may seem like only snow and sleet are falling across the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and widespread health decline in the Ancient Roman Empire, which most likely ...

Only the Hill Country may have enough cold near the surface to refreeze sleet pellets or create freezing ... chance of a little sleet or very light ice glazing in the tip of Bexar County into ...

The rain then encounters another freezing layer just above the ground, freezing the rain into sleet pellets as it falls to the ground. Sleet pellets can bounce when hitting the ground, giving a ...

Law enforcement officers stand guard at the Capitol as snow falls ahead of a joint session of Congress to certify the votes from the Electoral College in the presidential election, in Washington ...