When it comes to weather forecasting many of us probably know it isn't an exact science, as there are just too many variables ...

Graupel is a weather phenomenon that often gets mistaken for snow, but it’s actually quite different.

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors such as temperature can influence their shape.

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 region. But forecasters say there's more to winter precipitation than meets ...

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - During the winter and early spring, you may notice a type of precipitation called graupel ...

Ice crystals grow in the clouds where water vapour ... and colder air stacked on top of each other. MUST SEE: What is graupel? We break down this often misunderstood precipitation type Cold ...

Inside these clouds is a combination of light ice crystals, which float upward, and soft hail known as graupel, which is denser and falls downward. This causes both particles to bang into each ...

Picking up a pellet can help confirm what you’re seeing. Sleet will feel like a tiny ice pellet, while graupel will crumble easily in your hand. Why it matters for Houston Sleet often results in ...

Sometimes referred to as “ice pellets,” graupel has a distinct texture that ... freeze onto a snow crystal in a process known as riming.” This process occurs when snowflakes collect these ...

Graupel is a type of precipitation that resembles small, soft pellets of snow formed when supercooled water droplets freeze onto snowflakes, Lanza wrote. Regular snow is an ice crystal that falls ...