The NEXT Weather team breaks down four types of precipitation and what conditions create each one.

LB: That’s precipitation that freezes when it hits the ground. Freezing rain is actually the most dangerous kind of winter ...

As this weekend's winter storm makes its way to Southwest Virginia, we are tracking multiple types of wintry precipitation. Learn about how difference types are precipitation are formed and how it ...

In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...

There are four main types of winter precipitation types. Often in East Texas, we will see a mix of these precipitation types ...

We all know to slow down when a big snowstorm starts or to take caution when you hear and see thunderstorms in the distance, but when freezing rain starts to fall, this can be the most dangerous ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — With freezing rain in the forecast, it might leave you wondering why we’re going to see freezing rain instead of normal rain. What about sleet? How is that different from ...

Like many natural phenomena, precipitation can be both a blessing and a scourge to human life. On the one hand, it supplies our rivers and fields with water; on the other hand, it can cause floods, ...