Is there a difference between sleet and frozen rain.?

Answer 1

sleet freezes while falling on the ground and frozen rain freezes at impact with the ground

Answer 2

Sleet is actually rain droplets that have frozen into little ice pellets before falling to the ground. Freezing rain is rain drops that fall to the ground as rain, but freeze into a smooth, slippery mass upon contact with the ground. Freezing rain will coat anything it comes in contact with...trees, wires, cars,buildings, bridges, roadways,etc. Freezing rain conditions are more dangerous than sleet because of the way it adheres to everything in its path. Sleet has a rought texture because it remains in individual little pellets.
Either one makes for rough driving, but freezing rain is more endangering to life in general. Massive trees are brought down under the weight of the accumulating ice. Power lines and buildings have been know to collapse under the intense pressure of the weight. Freezing rain can last for days. Sleet usually lasts for hours, then changes to eigther snow, or freezing rain. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Yeah, sleet is already frozen whereas frozen rain freezes on impact, which i only just realised, i never knew frozen rain existed before lol i just thought it was sleet.

Answer 4

Yes, sleet is frozen when it comes down. Freezing rain comes down as rain but freezes when it hits the cold ground.

Answer 5

Sleet is a combination of rain and snow falling at the same time.

Answer 6

Sleet
frozen raindrops that bounce on impact with the ground.

Freezing Rain
supercooled droplets freezing on impact

Answer 7

Sleet are little ice pellets that fall from the sky. Freezing rain is the same thing as rain, except when it makes contact with the ground, it freezes.