Precipitation comes in all forms: rain, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. Some even count virga, which becomes a gas and evaporates before it reaches us as raindrops. Hail also exists but forms ...

The surrounding air affects how snowflakes develop. In drier air, growth is slow and produces simple, compact or column-like designs that create dry, powdery snow. Humid air accelerates snowflake ...

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22News Storm Team Meteorologist Chris Bouzakis explains how different types of precipitation form.