Sleet - National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › sleetMay 20, 2022 · Sleet Sleet is type of precipitation distinct from snow, hail, and freezing rain. It forms under certain weather conditions, when a temperature inversion causes snow to melt, then refreeze. Grades 5 - 8 Subjects Earth Science, Meteorology Image Sleet Hits Oak Tree Sleet occurs when falling snow melts and then refreezes before it hits the ground.
Sleet - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SleetSleet is a regionally variant term for some meteorological phenomena : Ice pellets, pellets of ice composed of frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes (United States) Rain and snow mixed, snow that partially melts as it falls (United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and most Commonwealth countries)
Sleet - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SleetSleet is a regionally variant term for some meteorological phenomena: • Ice pellets, pellets of ice composed of frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes (United States)• Rain and snow mixed, snow that partially melts as it falls (United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and most Commonwealth countries)