PORTLAND (WGME) --Graupel are soft, small pellets. It does look like hail, but it is different. How did they get to look like this though? Graupel begins as snow, which then falls through a layer ...

As Houstonians wake up to a rare winter storm blanketing the area, many are experiencing unfamiliar weather phenomena. Sleet and graupel, two types of icy precipitation, are often confused for one ...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… no wait, is it hail? No. It’s GRAUPEL. From the German word translating roughly to "pearl barley," ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Scattered rain, snow and graupel moved across the region Monday afternoon with some thunder and lightning. For those traveling in the evening, take it easy on the roads!

We will see snow, rain, sleet, freezing rain, graupel, and hail...but what is the difference between all of these main precipitation types? It can be important to know the difference, especially ...

Houston’s forecast appears mostly on track, with a definite trend toward the heaviest snow and sleet emerging south and east ...