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 ...

Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms ...

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

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 ...

The surrounding air affects how snowflakes develop. In drier air, growth is slow and produces simple, compact or column-like designs that create dry, powdery snow. Humid air accelerates snowflake ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — South Texas is about a month into winter, and while winter weather is not common in the Coastal Bend, it’s not impossible or something we have not experienced before. Every now ...

Winter in Oklahoma can bring rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. It’s important to know which type of precipitation is expected and the impacts of each. Forecasting winter weather can be tricky.

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, ...

Have you ever looked out your window on a snowy day and wondered how that snowflake formed? Maybe you want to know how we get graupel or freezing rain. Let's break down the science and talk about how ...

While we typically expect snow in the winter, we also sometimes have to prepare for other forms of precipitation depending on the state of our atmosphere. During the winter, our main four types of ...