sleeted
Fell as pellets
Sleeted is the past tense of sleet, meaning frozen rain fell.
Sleet is precipitation that freezes into ice pellets before reaching the ground, distinct from snow or hail.
It sleeted all morning, coating the roads with ice.
Ice-coated snow pellets
- pelletsSmall compressed spheres
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- showersLight, passing rainfalls
downpour · squall · rime · glaze · hail · slush · patter · drumming
Extremely and intensely cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
- rawIn original state
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
blustery · chill · nippy · brisk · glacial · polar · gelid · windchill
Smooth or craftily adept
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
slippery · perilous · precarious · dangerous · accident · visibility · roadblock · warning
graupel
Ice-coated snow pellets
showers · downpour · squall · rime · glaze · hail · slush · patter · drumming · sting
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
biting · blustery · chill · nippy · brisk · glacial · polar · gelid · windchill · numbing
slick
Smooth or craftily adept
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- slideSmooth continuous movement
traction · slippery · perilous · precarious · dangerous · accident · visibility · roadblock · warning · caution
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
frostbite · hypothermia · parka · mittens · scarf · thermals · overcoat · woolens · fireplace · hearth