(The dictionary says that sleet consists of transparent frozen, or partially frozen, raindrops; OR a mixture of rain and snow or hail. Sleet sucks, but not as bad as freezing rain: rain that doesn't freeze until it hits the ground.)
Edit: Actually it's precipitation of small, partially melted grains of ice. As raindrops fall from clouds, they pass through layers of air at different temperatures. If they pass through a layer with a temperature below the freezing point, they turn into sleet. Snowflakes that have melted by passing through a warm layer will turn into sleet if they then pass through a freezing layer. Sleet often falls together with snow and rain, and may deposit an icy coating on exposed surfaces. Sleet occurs only during the winter, while hailÂ*, a different form of icy precipitation, may fall at any time of the year.
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(what is sleet anyway?)
(It's a kinda mixture of snow and rain I think)
(The dictionary says that sleet consists of transparent frozen, or partially frozen, raindrops; OR a mixture of rain and snow or hail. Sleet sucks, but not as bad as freezing rain: rain that doesn't freeze until it hits the ground.)
(so its everything between snow and rain?)
(Yeah I think so)
Edit: Actually it's precipitation of small, partially melted grains of ice. As raindrops fall from clouds, they pass through layers of air at different temperatures. If they pass through a layer with a temperature below the freezing point, they turn into sleet. Snowflakes that have melted by passing through a warm layer will turn into sleet if they then pass through a freezing layer. Sleet often falls together with snow and rain, and may deposit an icy coating on exposed surfaces. Sleet occurs only during the winter, while hailÂ*, a different form of icy precipitation, may fall at any time of the year.
Hope that clears it up for you
[ 03-18-2002: Message edited by: Jamie ]</p>
(<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whail/whail.htm"; target="_blank">USA Today on how hail forms</a>)
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