What’s the Difference Between Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain?

The Difference Between Snow, Sleet, and Freezing Rain is a video from a news channel in my hometown. This video not only does a good job of discussing the distinctions, its also a great model for using some simple green screen impacts to create an explanatory video.

Yesterday it started to sleet during my daughters skiing lessons. They didnt mind and kept right on skiing. However I heard a lot of other parents stating things like, ”
what the heck? why isnt this snow? its cold enough to be snow!” As an amateur meteorologist I knew the answer was that while the temperature at ground level was cold enough for snow, the environment above us wasnt cold adequate to create snow. As a parent who didnt wish to be “that guy” in the group, I just drank my coffee with the other parents standing in the sleet. I have a couple of quick video descriptions for you to see if youre curious about the response.

Yesterday it began to sleet throughout my daughters skiing lessons. As an amateur meteorologist I knew the response was that while the temperature level at ground level was cold enough for snow, the atmosphere above us wasnt cold enough to produce snow. If youre curious about the answer, I have a couple of fast video explanations for you to enjoy.

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The following videos discuss the conditions that develop freezing rain, sleet, and snow..
Freezing Rain Explained is a video from the Weather Channel. The video consists of a demonstration that science instructors might recreate with solidified carbon dioxide in their science laboratories..

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