PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Freezing rain occurs when snow falls into a pocket of warmer air, where it melts, before reaching a thin layer of freezing-cold air near the Earth’s surface.

EAST NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 6 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT CLEAR, WITH The forecast is calling for a variety of precipitation on Wednesday in the Carolinas, including rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow.

The NWS says sleet forms when snowflakes fall through warmer air but don't completely melt. Unlike the thin layer of freezing ...

The worst temperature drops hit the city and surrounding towns Wednesday night, but freezing rain and more frigid blasts of air are on the horizon for Military City, USA. It’s been deemed the ...

Clouds stick around tonight keeping most of the area just above freezing. A light freeze is possible for Beeville, George West, and Freer. These clouds are a sign of the rain to come. A coastal ...

Tired of the freezing rain in Stark County? That was just the tip of the iceberg. More freezing rain is possible in the Akron-Canton area Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service ...

Freezing rain is expected in the Willamette Valley on Thursday and Friday morning, potentially impacting travel and causing icy conditions on roads and sidewalks. The weather system is not ...

Meteorologists are tracking a weather system that could bring low-elevation snow and freezing rain to the Willamette Valley and coastal areas between Wednesday and Friday. All winter weather in ...