The NWS says sleet forms when snowflakes fall through warmer air but don't completely melt. Unlike the thin layer of freezing air near the ground that causes freezing rain, sleet needs a deeper layer ...

Freezing rain occurs when snow falls into a pocket of warmer air, where it melts, before reaching a thin layer of ...

By Thursday afternoon, a wintry combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected be reach up the I-5 corridor from Portland to Olympia.

When freezing rain occurs, ice builds up on roads, sidewalks and power lines makes travel extremely hazardous.

The weather system will create the chance for one of the more hazardous weather events in western Oregon, meteorologists said.

Freshly fallen snow and heavy rain can all make a rush-hour commute frustrating, but freezing rain is perhaps the most deceiving and destructive of all winter precipitation. Simply put ...

A weather system spreads moisture northward through western Oregon early Thursday. Timing has sped up a bit which means snow ...

Delaware is entering an active winter weather pattern, where snow, sleet and freezing rain can be in the mix. While all forms of wintry precipitation can disrupt travel, freezing rain is uniquely ...

Saturday will be gloomy and cold. Freezing rain starts the day and rain takes over midday. Saturday will be gloomy and cold. Freezing rain starts the day and rain takes over midday. Saturday will ...

Bookends of nice February days with rain and freezing rain in the middle. Also watching for a winter storm next week. Bookends of nice February days with rain and freezing rain in the middle.