PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Freezing rain occurs when snow falls into a pocket of warmer air, where it melts, before reaching a thin layer of freezing-cold air near the Earth’s surface.

ATLANTA — Winter storms can bring a wide variety of types of precipitation to the Peach State, from snow, to sleet, freezing rain and just plain rain. Although snow is what many get the most ...

Rain is something Floridians are used to seeing, but snow is quite a bit more rare. How exactly does freezing rain differ from regular snow? Here’s what to know. If snow is what happens to rain ...

Here’s what to know. If snow is what happens to rain when it freezes, what exactly is freezing rain? According to the National Weather Service, freezing rain is what happens when snow completely ...

A powerful and deadly winter storm that slammed the Plains and Midwest on Wednesday has pushed into the Northeast and New England, where it’s dumping a wintry mess of snow, sleet, freezing rain ...

ST. LOUIS — As winter weather hits the St. Louis region, you'll hear 5 On Your Side Weather Impact meteorologists using the terms "snow," "freezing rain" and "sleet," but what exactly is the ...