The most miserable type of weather has to be the "wintry mix," which can combine snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain. How does freezing rain differ from sleet?

Sleet and freezing rain are very often confused for the same thing. The main difference is that freezing rain freezes when it hits the surface of the earth, while sleet freezes on the way down. Hail is something different altogether.

Asked by Tom Cohen · Last updated 5 years ago · 3.9K views