Hail
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Hail is a form of solid atmospheric precipitation. It is distinct from ice pellets, though the two are often confused. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is called a hailsto
A large hailstone, about 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter
Medium size hailstone fallen at Basuki Bihari village on 29 April 2026.
Hail shaft
Severe thunderstorms containing hail can exhibit a characteristic green coloration.
Graupel
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Graupel, also called soft hail, hominy snow, granular snow, snow pellets or popcorn snow, is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets in air are collected and freeze on falling snowfla
Hail
…fall in cold weather, while hail growth is greatly inhibited during low surface temperatures. Unlike other forms of water ice precipitation, such as graupel (which is made of rime ice), ice pellets (which are smaller and translucent), and snow (which consists of tiny, delicately crystalline flakes or needles…
Graupel pellets in the morning, having fallen the previous day
Falling graupel
Conical graupel particle
Graupel encasing and hiding a snow crystal from view