In research that could improve weather forecasting and winter driving safety, a University of Michigan-led study distinguished nine distinct precipitation types—varieties of rain, snow and mixed-phase ...

One of the tools meteorologists use to determine how fluffy or wet snow is, is a snow-to-liquid ratio. That means how many inches of snow does it take to get 1 inch of liquid -- i.e., if it were all ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) -- It's a magic trick at which even Houdini would marvel. Stick snow in one end, and it comes out as water at the other. It's a melting machine is hard at work in the northern ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — There’s few things quite as fun as middle school science projects, but a group of students at Tate’s School took it to another level on Friday when they tested out a snow ...

A quick shot of very cold air, along with a favorable wind circulation, will flip the on switch to the lake snow machine. The cold air will enter the Great Lakes State this afternoon. Air to water ...

WHITEHALL, MI – What is winter without snow? That simple question prompted four White Lake area men to figure out how to cover local sledding hills with snow regardless of natural precipitation. John ...