AUSTIN (KXAN) — Graupel is a weather phenomenon that often gets mistaken for snow, but it’s actually quite different. Sometimes referred to as “ice pellets,” graupel has a distinct texture that ...

As Houstonians wake up to a rare winter storm blanketing the area, many are experiencing unfamiliar weather phenomena. Sleet and graupel, two types of icy precipitation, are often confused for one ...

A wet, cold front is moving through west central and southwest Florida Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. A second drier ...

With the Houston area in the frigid grip of a rare winter storm, it may seem like only snow and sleet are falling across the ...

A KIII viewer says that ice is on the ground in the Kingsville area. The ice was reported around 11:33 a.m. on Monday. You ...

You may encounter dry pavement, wet pavement, packed snow, fluffy snow, chunky ice, black ice, wet ice, slush, a slick cocktail of oil and grit, or some combination of all of these things.

As the partially melted snowflake falls back into this cold layer of air, it will re-freeze forming small ice pellets. These ice pellets can be dangerous on the roads as they create very slick ...

For a pet-safe option, we like the PlaySafe Ice Blocker because of its liquid formula instead of a pellet or rock, which can be painful for your pups to walk over. However, it needs to be applied ...

Road conditions can be more dangerous than anticipated, especially in cases of black ice, so take it slow. The weather service suggests driving as if you are on ice if the temperature is near ...

The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of January 1, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and widespread health decline in the Ancient Roman Empire, which most likely ...