Rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow all form differently. When precipitation forms it often starts out frozen since it is high in our atmosphere where it is much colder. Rain melts all the way as ...

This graphic illustrates how different winter precipitation types form. Sleet occurs when there is warmer air closer to the base of the cloud, not the ground. Snow falls through this wedge of ...

But aside from being cold, white specks of ice that fall from the sky, what really is snow, and how does it form? At the most basic level, snow is a collection of snowflakes, which is a collection ...

Mirror Online takes a look at the science behind the freezing weather conditions, including what snow is, and how it forms Britain is struggling to cope with heavy snowfall and extreme cold that ...

For lake effect snow to form there are two major components that need to be in place: warm air right above the lake and cold air aloft. The cold air rolls above the warm lake waters. This causes ...

The air rises, clouds form and grow into narrow band that produces 2 to 3 inches of snow per hour or more. The NASA MODIS satellite image above shows how warm the Great Lakes were compared to the ...

The first snowfall of winter is always special, but have you ever thought of the science behind how snow is formed? Find out the answer in this latest episode of Ask Dr. Universe! Ask Dr. Universe ...