How is sleet diffferent from hail?

Answer 1

Sleet is a weather phenomenon that occurs mostly in winter storms. The clouds where the sleet falls from are warmer than the air below. The sleet begins as rain and, as it falls, freezes, becoming rather small ice pellets.

Hail, on the other hand, is a weather phenomenon occurring in summer storms. Rain falls from the warmer bottom of storm clouds. Updrafts in the storm lift the rain to the upper, colder regions of the storm clouds, causing the rain to freeze. As the newly formed hail falls, it gathers more moisture, then is caught in another updraft, lifting it up to freeze again. Each time this happens, the hail becomes larger. Normally, hail cycles through a few updrafts before falling, resulting in pea sized hail. During larger storms, especially those that spawn tornadoes, the updrafts are stronger and can cause much larger hail.

Aside from these two is freezing rain. This occurs when the ground is at a freezing temperature and the air is warmer. Rain falls and freezes instantly, causing a sheet of dangerous ice on streets, sidewalks, power lines, etc..

Answer 2

Sleet is a weather phenomenon that occurs mostly in winter storms. The clouds where the sleet falls from are warmer than the air below. The sleet begins as rain and, as it falls, freezes, becoming rather small ice pellets.

Hail, on the other hand, is a weather phenomenon occurring in summer storms. Rain falls from the warmer bottom of storm clouds. Updrafts in the storm lift the rain to the upper, colder regions of the storm clouds, causing the rain to freeze. As the newly formed hail falls, it gathers more moisture, then is caught in another updraft, lifting it up to freeze again. Each time this happens, the hail becomes larger. Normally, hail cycles through a few updrafts before falling, resulting in pea sized hail. During larger storms, especially those that spawn tornadoes, the updrafts are stronger and can cause much larger hail.

Aside from these two is freezing rain. This occurs when the ground is at a freezing temperature and the air is warmer. Rain falls and freezes instantly, causing a sheet of dangerous ice on streets, sidewalks, power lines, etc...

sleet isn't a solid and hail is.

Answer 3

Sleet is frozen raindrops that usually form when rain freezes before hitting the ground, resulting in small ice pellets. Hail, on the other hand, forms within thunderstorms when updrafts carry raindrops to higher altitudes where they freeze and form larger ice pellets. Hailstones are typically larger and can vary in size.

Answer 4

sleet is actually water when its in the clouds and it freezes on its way down. Hail is frozen already in the clouds and actually gets warmer on its way down but still is ice. UR WELCOME!!!

Answer 5

sleet is different from hail because hail is hard coming down and sleet is not

Answer 6

The size of ice pellets