Sleet

Precipitation that consists of clear pellets of ice; sleet is formed when raindrops fall through a layer of cold air and freeze.

(PL) - Sleet is defined as pellets of ice composed of frozen or mostly frozen raindrops or refrozen partially melted snowflakes. These pellets of ice usually bounce after hitting the ground or other hard surfaces. Heavy sleet is a relatively rare event defined as an accumulation of ice pellets covering the ground to a depth of ½" or more.

Sleet In the United States, frozen raindrops that bound on impact with the ground. Elsewhere, may refer to a mix of rain and snow, a mix of rain and hail, or melting snow.