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!

Graupel! Graupel = snow pellets outside our @cbsaustin studios in North Austin! It forms when supercooled water droplets ...

The end result is tiny, white pellets that resemble small hail. But unlike hail, graupel is soft and crushable. Hail is formed by intense updrafts in a thunderstorm, suspending rain droplets into ...

Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard looks at the rain and snow falling on Minnesota into tonight and the potential for graupel and hail tomorrow. Bring Me The News has launched a new national weather ...

While hail, sleet and the lesser-known graupel look the same, they’re all a little different. Sleet forms as rain that refreezes on its way to the ground, but hail takes shape within the clouds.

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