hail
Hail
Ice pellets are commonly referred to as sleet. Hail is similar, but is larger (5mm or more) and is formed from small pieces of ice. Ice pellets and Hail have different meteorological designations.
Hail or sleet.
hail
No. Sleet consists of small pellets of ice typically pea sized or smaller. Pea sized hail is common, but in some instances hail can be larger than softballs.
hail
The homonym for "hale" is "hail." "Hail" can refer to frozen rain that falls in pellets or an expression of greeting.
Icey pellets that have a layered structure are likely hail. Hail will usually have soft ice and hard ice layers when sliced open.
Hail
No. Hail forms as layers of ice build up on ice pellets in the upper reaches of a thunderstorm.
Ice pellets are commonly referred to as sleet. Hail is similar, but is larger (5mm or more) and is formed from small pieces of ice. Ice pellets and Hail have different meteorological designations.
Hail is made up of frozen pellets of rain that is made in cumulonimbus clouds. Hail is frozen water crystals that fall from the sky. Hail can range in size from an eighth of an inch to the size of a grapefruit.
sleet is rain & snow falling at the exact same time
no they are not sleet is precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by thefreezing of rain as it fallsand hail is to cheer, salute, or greet;
The word you are looking for is 'hail'
The denotative meaning of "hail" is frozen precipitation in the form of balls or pellets of ice that falls from clouds.