Examples of graupel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Portland should just see cold rain, but stronger showers could bring hail or graupel. — oregonlive, 7 Dec. 2021 This morning’s cold front passage offered a few quick showers, some of which were mixed with graupel. — Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 As the cold air sticks around throughout the morning, there is also a slight possibility of graupel, or a few snowflakes falling as low as sea level. — oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2021 Thunderstorms with a considerable amount of graupel are moving north through the Loveland and Fort Collins areas. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2019 Been a while since this warm in early May Before the warmth really settles in, be prepared for a chilly and rainy Monday that could even see graupel in some areas. — David Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018 Stellar fit and weather protection make these our four favorite top layers Whether it’s sleet, graupel, drizzle, or downpour, soggy comes in many flavors. — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2018 What starts in the clouds as snow can fall as sleet, rain, freezing rain, or even graupel (snowflakes pocked with rime ice). — Geoff Fox, Slate Magazine, 3 Jan. 2018 Tiny pellets of ice, called graupel, may shower down during intense burst of snow, but a few hailstones of pea or even dime size could occur in the most intense thundersnow. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018

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