sleety
Raining frozen pellets
Sleety describes weather involving sleet—frozen precipitation that falls as ice pellets or a mixture of rain and snow.
A sleety morning makes roads treacherous.
The word can also describe conditions resembling sleet: a sleety drizzle, sleety gusts stinging our faces.
Precipitation forming ice on surfaces
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- mistFine airborne moisture
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
showers · downpour · flurries · squall · spitting · mizzle · wintry mix · graupel
Severe cold-season weather
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
rime · icicles · frozen · snowfall · cold snap · freeze · hoarfrost · slush
Extremely and intensely cold
- bitingHarshly critical or cold
- rawIn original state
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- bone-chillingExtremely cold or terrifying
numbing · bitter · brisk · nippy · windchill · shivering · stinging · sharp
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
dangerous · icy roads · accidents · salt trucks · gritting · caution · hydroplaning · whiteout
freezing rain
Precipitation forming ice on surfaces
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- mistFine airborne moisture
rainfall · showers · downpour · flurries · squall · spitting · mizzle · wintry mix · graupel · hail
winter storm
Severe cold-season weather
- nor'easterNortheastern coastal storm system
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
frost · rime · icicles · frozen · snowfall · cold snap · freeze · hoarfrost · slush · thaw
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
bone-chilling · numbing · bitter · brisk · nippy · windchill · shivering · stinging · sharp · harsh
slippery
Lacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- visibilityRange of clear sight
treacherous · dangerous · icy roads · accidents · salt trucks · gritting · caution · hydroplaning · whiteout · fender-bender
overcast
Sky fully veiled
dismal · dull · leaden · somber · murky · miserable · cheerless · depressing · sullen · dark