What is Frozen Drizzle?

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact with the ground or an object near the ground. It forms a glassy surface on the object or ground at the point of freezing.

Glossary

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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