Another cool tidbit about graupel is its formation temperature. These supercooled water droplets can exist at temperatures as cold as -40 degrees Fahrenheit, but here’s the catch, they’re not ...

A few showers are possible from late morning into Friday night, with an even better chance than Thursday of a some non-accumulating snowflakes, sleet or graupel mixing in. Friday night lows drop ...

The unusually cold weather hitting California has introduced a new word to many: graupel. That, meteorologists say, is the term for the frozen precipitation reported Wednesday in parts of the ...

Graupel particles are “particularly fragile” and disintegrate when handled, the NOAA said. Hail, meanwhile, is made up of frozen raindrops of ice from thunderstorms.

Graupel might be mistaken for snow and hail. Here’s what to know about these soft, crumbly pellets that form when snow crystals fall into supercooled water droplets.

What Is Graupel? Understanding snow pellets in weather 01:09. Graupel is a unique type of precipitation, also referred to as soft hail or snow pellets.

The local National Weather Service office recorded a "trace" of snow pellets, or graupel, in Milwaukee on Oct. 12 and 15. News Sports Packers Business Suburbs Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Those who know me know that "Graupel" might be my favorite weather vocabulary word! Monday afternoon will have a chance to see spotty snow showers or graupel. A fair amount of ...

Graupel forms when falling snowflakes collide with raindrops. The snowflakes get sticky and stick together in a clump of snowflakes. The falling motion rounds off the flakes, and makes a tiny ...

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

Particles of graupel don't exceed 0.2 inches in diameter. Advertisement Hailstones, on the other hand, form similarly to graupel, but grow larger than 0.2 inches and have a harder texture.