1. The day began with the clatter of ice pellets against the windows. 2. But near zero Fahrenheit, falling snow will crystallize and become hard ice pellets . 3. It currently forecasts rain, snow, freezing rain, ice pellets , and hail. 4. Niagara region saw snow mixing with ice pellets and Freezing rain. 5. The coast will notice occasional cold rain mixed with ice pellets . 6. Mechanisms of producing precipitation include convective, ice needles, ice pellets , hail, and graupel. 7. Unlike ice pellets , hailstones are layered and can be irregular and clumped together. 8. The course was full of ice pellets , and after the 20th skier, little stones. 9. Environment Canada forecasts more freezing rain and ice pellets tomorrow and into the week-end. 10. Some areas have reported freezing rain and ice pellets , and even rain mixing in.