Sawtelle explained graupel as water that accumulates on snow above the ground, then freezes and creates a small frozen mass. It looks sort of like small hail, but with numerous pellets.

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What Is Graupel? Understanding snow pellets in weather 01:09. Graupel is a unique type of precipitation, also referred to as soft hail or snow pellets.

While graupel fell on Tuesday night, Michels said it’d be rare to see it for the rest of the week with colder systems. Graupel isn’t normal or common, but it is a possibility every year in Denver.

Graupel, also referred to as snow pellets, is different from snowflakes, sleet, and freezing rain. They’re ice particles, usually about the size of a pea, and they require very specific weather ...

The graupel would act much like ball bearings between two layers of packed snow. Additionally, a heavy downburst of graupel can create brief whiteout conditions for drivers. These little balls of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Graupel is a weather phenomenon that often gets mistaken for snow, but it’s actually quite different. Sometimes referred to as “ice pellets,” graupel has a distinct texture ...

Graupel is a softer, more granular version of snow with a slightly larger, pellet-like appearance. Graupel can often look like Styrofoam or “dipping dots,” Lanza wrote. Sleet is clearer.

PORTLAND (WGME) --Graupel are soft, small pellets. It does look like hail, but it is different. Also read: Mild start to the ...

The local National Weather Service office recorded a "trace" of snow pellets, or graupel, in Milwaukee on Oct. 12 and 15. News Sports Packers Business Suburbs Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

Graupel pellets typically have a diameter of 0.08 to 0.2 inches, while hailstones can range in diameter from a common, pea-sized 0.25 inches to a dangerous, softball-sized 4 inches, AccuWeather says.