| Term: | Small hail |
| Definition: |
Technically used to refer to snow pellets or graupel. NOAA-NWS
Precipitation of translucent ice particles, which falls from a cloud. These particles are almost always spherical and sometimes have conical tips. Their diameter may attain or even exceed five millimetres. WMOMeteoterm Hail with a diameter less than 0.5 cm. AMSglossary GCW |