Freezing rain is rain maintained at temperatures below freezing by the ambient air mass that causes freezing on contact with surfaces. Unlike a mixture of rain and snow or ice pellets, freezing rain is made entirely of liquid droplets.

Jan 2, 2025 · Simply put, it's rain that freezes on contact with the ground, trees, cars and other surfaces when the ground is at or below freezing. This is analogous to water dripping in the back of an...

Jan 17, 2025 · Freezing rain is simply rain that falls through a shallow layer of cold temperatures at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius) near the surface. When this rain becomes...

Jan 5, 2025 · Freezing rain is one of winter’s most treacherous and misunderstood weather phenomena. Unlike snow or sleet, which can also cause significant disruptions, freezing rain has unique characteristics that make it particularly hazardous.

Nov 18, 2024 · The charts below depict the probability of freezing rain reaching or exceeding 0.25 inch for Days 1-3.

3 days ago · February 5, 2025. Freezing rain can be a silent but deadly killer and be worse than heavy snow. This is what to look for and how it forms.

Jan 6, 2025 · A prolonged spell of freezing rain can lead to extensive tree damage and power outages. Freezing drizzle is very light freezing rain—almost a mist—that’s very efficient at leaving behind...

Nov 5, 2024 · Freezing drizzle relies on moist stratus clouds with weak updrafts to release small droplets as they become too heavy. Unlike freezing rain, freezing drizzle starts as SLD (supercooled large droplets) that coalesce and grow to a …

Jan 3, 2025 · Freezing rain is exactly what it sounds like — rain that falls as a liquid and freezes on the ground. ... Winter storm dumps heavy snow across Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, killing at least 3 ...

1 day ago · Freshly fallen snow and heavy rain can all make a rush-hour commute frustrating, but freezing rain is perhaps the most deceiving and destructive of all winter precipitation. Simply put, freezing ...