freezing rain
Supercooled falling precipitation
Freezing rain is rain that falls as liquid but freezes on contact with cold surfaces, coating everything in a layer of ice.
Unlike sleet, which freezes in the air, freezing rain remains liquid until it lands.
It creates dangerous driving conditions and can bring down power lines and tree branches under the weight of accumulated ice.
Invisible frozen road surface
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- icicleHanging frozen water spike
- glazingGlossy protective coating
- ice layerFrozen water coating
frost · crystal · encasement · clear ice · ice buildup · verglas
Uncontrolled lateral slide
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
- salt trucksVehicles that de-ice roads
braking distance · fishtail · anti-lock brakes · tire chains · de-icer · windshield · defrost · visibility
Partly frozen precipitation
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- wintry mixMixed frozen precipitation
ice storm · downpour · condensation · droplets · supercooled · moisture · accumulation · rainfall
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- power outagesLoss of electrical supply
downed trees · caution · danger · warning · weather advisory · emergency · injuries · collisions
Blade for frozen glass
- road saltHighway ice preventer
- de-icingRemoving frozen accumulation
- sandFine rock particles
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
flashlight · emergency kit · weather alert · school closings · travel ban · stay home · stockpile · batteries
black ice
Invisible frozen road surface
ice layer · frost · crystal · encasement · clear ice · ice buildup · verglas
skid
Uncontrolled lateral slide
- hydroplaneSkid on standing water
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
salt trucks · braking distance · fishtail · anti-lock brakes · tire chains · de-icer · windshield · defrost · visibility · overpass
sleet
Partly frozen precipitation
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- drizzleVery light precipitation
wintry mix · ice storm · downpour · condensation · droplets · supercooled · moisture · accumulation · rainfall · showers
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- accidentsUnintended harmful occurrences
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
power outages · downed trees · caution · danger · warning · weather advisory · emergency · injuries · collisions · stranded
ice scraper
Blade for frozen glass
generator · flashlight · emergency kit · weather alert · school closings · travel ban · stay home · stockpile · batteries · blankets
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
subzero · wintry · biting · raw · numbing · windchill · frosty · brisk · bone-chilling · arctic
- weather phenomenatornado, wind, hurricane, gust, blizzard
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy
- ice and snowiceberg, ice floe, icicle, glacier, sea ice
- driving weathericy roads, wet roads, slippery roads, hydroplaning, black ice
- northern weatherblizzard, blizzards, snowfall, cold snap, cold
- severe weatherblizzard, hurricane, cyclone, hailstorm, ice storm
rain, freeze, frozen, freezing, freezer, freezes, refreeze, unfreezing, deep-freeze