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

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Yesterday it began to sleet throughout my children snowboarding lessons. They didnt mind and kept right on snowboarding. I heard a lot of other parents saying 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 enough to develop snow. As a moms and dad who didnt wish to be “that guy” in the group, I simply sipped my coffee with the other parents standing in the sleet. I have a couple of quick video descriptions for you to view if youre curious about the answer.

The other day it began to sleet during my children skiing lessons. As an amateur meteorologist I understood the answer was that while the temperature level at ground level was cold enough for snow, the environment above us wasnt cold sufficient to develop snow. If youre curious about the answer, I have a couple of quick video explanations for you to enjoy.

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

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 includes a demonstration that science teachers might recreate with solidified carbon dioxide in their science laboratories..

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