As soon as the droplets become too heavy for wind currents to keep them in the cloud, they fall under gravity.
The term for rain that freezes when it hits the earth's surface is freezing rain.
Freezing rain can come from Cumulonimbus and Nimbostratus clouds, but the clouds are not responsible for the freezing rain. If the precipitation falls from the clouds as snow it must pass through a warm layer of air to melt the snow flakes into rain drops. Then the raindrops must pass through a frigid layer of air that super-cools them. Finally, the rain instantly turns to ice if it lands on a surface that has a temperature below freezing. Then you know you have freezing rain. (see Related Link below for more detail on freezing rain.)
Freezing rain occurs when the layer of freezing air is so thin that the raindrops do not have enough time to freeze before reaching the ground. ... Sleet is simply frozen raindrops and occurs when the layer of freezing air along the surface is thicker. This causes the raindrops to freeze before reaching the ground.
Freezing rain occurs when rain falls onto a surface that is below freezing temperature, causing the rain to freeze upon contact and create a layer of ice. This can result in very slippery conditions on roads, sidewalks, and other surfaces, making travel hazardous.
It is generally not recommended to shovel snow if freezing rain is expected, as clearing the snow could create an icy surface when the rain freezes on top of it. It is safer to wait until after the freezing rain has passed before shoveling snow.
Freezing rain occurs when the temputer ins below freezing
When it gets above freezing when it rains then it gets below freezing it causes freezing rain.
Freezing rain Sleet
Freezing rain is composed of super-cooled waterwhich freezes on contact with any freezing surface, forming glaze ice.Ordinary rain has a temperature above freezing and will not instantly turn to ice.
freezing rain
The phenomenon of rain freezing on contact with a cold object is called "freezing rain".
The term for rain that freezes when it hits the earth's surface is freezing rain.
Yes, it is possible for it to rain below freezing temperatures. This typically occurs when the air closer to the ground is above freezing, causing rain to form, but freezes upon contact with surfaces that are at or below freezing. This phenomena is known as freezing rain.
No, hail is freezing rain.
Freezing rain can come from Cumulonimbus and Nimbostratus clouds, but the clouds are not responsible for the freezing rain. If the precipitation falls from the clouds as snow it must pass through a warm layer of air to melt the snow flakes into rain drops. Then the raindrops must pass through a frigid layer of air that super-cools them. Finally, the rain instantly turns to ice if it lands on a surface that has a temperature below freezing. Then you know you have freezing rain. (see Related Link below for more detail on freezing rain.)
Freezing precipitation is called sleet or freezing rain.
Rain will fall when the air temperature is above freezing.