graupel
Example Sentences
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As showers shift south, high pressure is expected to build in the atmosphere above, creating conditions for potential lightning and graupel with the development of stronger showers in the afternoon, the weather service said.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024
“And multiple showers will just follow to rain. We’ll only be concerned about maybe a few snowflakes and graupel, smaller than hail, during the nighttime overnight hours.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024
The negatively charged graupel are heavier, so they fall toward the bottom of the cloud.
From Scientific American • Oct. 23, 2023
Local heavy downpours could last up to 15 minutes and include hail and graupel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2023
Meteorologists reported snow or graupel falling near the sign, a rare sight.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023
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