Everything you need to know about the most yuck type of winter weather: Sleet

Meteorologist at News 5 Cleveland

During the winter, all precipitation begins as snow, with temperatures well below freezing thousands of feet in the atmosphere.

Sleet occurs when snowflakes only partially melt when they fall through a shallow layer of warm air well above the surface. These slushy drops refreeze as they next fall through a deep layer of below-freezing air above the surface and eventually reach the ground as frozen raindrops that bounce on impact.Want the latest Power of 5 weather team updates wherever you go? Download the News 5 App free now: Apple|AndroidClick here to view our interactive radar.Mark Johnson: Facebook & Twitter

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