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graupel

[grou-puhl] / ˈgraʊ pəl /
NOUN
snow
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“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

Was the white stuff found near the Hollywood sign on Thursday snow — or graupel or accumulated hail?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Meteorologists reported snow or graupel falling near the sign, a rare sight.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

In Sacramento, the state capital, the weather service said it had received reports of something that might be either hail or graupel — soft, wet snowflakes encased in supercooled water droplets.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023