Archive for March, 2009

Raining and Snowing with Hail – oh my!

March 22, 2009

22 March 2009

It’s a blustery day, as has been forecast all this week.  It’s windy with showers, and the snow level is expected to get down to 3,000 feet or so (I’m at about 2400 ft).  A few minutes ago I went outside and was surprised to see rain, snow, and hail all coming down at the same time!  This is something I’ve never seen or heard of before, although I’m sure it’s not the first time it’s ever happened.

So what do you call that?  Anyone know if there’s a term for this?  Any amateur (or professional) meteorologists or climatologists out there who want to enlighten me?