There are four main precipitation types, and the Philadelphia area can and does receive all types, sometimes all within a single storm. The four types of precipitation are rain, snow, sleet and ...

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 ...

Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Jesse Maag explains the difference between winter precipitation. Winter weather brings a variety of different types of precipitation. As the temperature profile of the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Winter storms are powerful and can produce all types of precipitation. The most common is snow, but at times it also produces ice that can cause major travel problems and ...

Climate change may lead to more precipitation and more intense floods. A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of ...