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