WASHINGTON — There's nothing quite like a fresh blanket of snow on the ground. It's falls softly and is quiet as it hits the ground. Sleet, on the other hand, is loud. You likely hear the little ice pellets pinging off of things before you even see them.

Sleet is a form of winter precipitation made up of small, frozen ice pellets that form when snowflakes partially melt and then refreeze before hitting the ground, making roads slippery.

Ever wonder how sleet is formed? This National Weather Service social media post explains it.

Much of the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains is bracing for a high-impact winter storm that forecasters say could bring the harshest conditions this season.

Sleet and freezing rain may seem similar at first glance, but they are definitely different when it comes to impacts.

With a wintry weekend ahead, let’s break down the key differences between sleet and freezing rain—two forms of icy precipitation that can create dangerous travel conditions. A mix of sleet and freezing rain is expected to impact our viewing area ...

WGAL Meteorologist Mary Ellen Pann explained how warmer air caused a shift in precipitation during Sunday's snowstorm, changing snow to sleet and freezing rain.

The winter storm that had largely skipped over Columbia County on Friday and Saturday arrived in force on Saturday night, January 24, 2026, crusting the area with a mix of

What you should knowSnow has switched over to sleet across Philadelphia after as much as 7 inches blanketed the region. Freezing rain also remains a possibility. 600 pieces of equipment, 1,000 employees and 2,

The latest forecast puts Central Park at 12 inches of snow, and that’s still the highest snowfall seen there in several years. The last time New York’s weather station in the park saw more than a foot of snow from a single storm was in 2021.