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  • Mar 2, 2009, 09:35 AM
    scubamoi1
    Weather-what is the difference between sleet and freezing rain?
    What is the difference between sleet and freezing rain?
  • Mar 2, 2009, 09:43 AM
    RickJ

    Sleet bounces, freezing rain does not :)

    Really, that's the difference.

    Freezing rain is snow that melts into water and does not re-freeze before hitting the ground.
  • Mar 2, 2009, 02:54 PM
    FlyYakker

    More specifically, freezing rain freezes on contact with a cold surface. See Freezing Rain: supercooled droplets freezing on impact this tends to put a coating of ice on whatever it sticks to. In a large amounts it can cause lots of damage due to it's weight pulling down power lines and trees.

    Sleet is in the form of small ice pellets

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