Ice pellets are a form of precipitation consisting of small, translucent ice balls. This form of precipitation is also known as sleet
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Ice pellets are a form of precipitation consisting of small, translucent ice balls. This form of precipitation is also known as sleet
Sleet
Sleet may refer to:*Rain and snow mixed, particularly in countries where British English is spoken*Ice pellets, mainly within the United States... in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U... . Ice pellets are usually (but not always) smaller than hail
Hail
Hail is a form of Precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice . Hailstones on Earth usually consist mostly of ice and measure between 5 and 150 millimeters in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms.... stones. They often bounce when they hit the ground, and generally do not freeze into a solid mass unless mixed with freezing rain
Freezing rain
Freezing rain is a type of precipitation associated with a temperature inversion airmass in cold climates. It is described as precipitation that begins as snow at higher altitude, falling from a cloud towards earth, melts completely on its way down while passing through a layer of air above freezing temperature, and then encounters a layer be... . The METAR
METAR
METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by Aviators in fulfillment of a part of a pre-flight weather briefing, and by Meteorologys, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting.... code for ice pellets is PL.
