The fine rain was changing to heavy sleet as they came into the dome.
The morning brought a storm with wind and snow, but even worse, the snow was interspersed with a heavy wet sleet that came in gales.
They had cover from heavy sleet, but the weather also delayed the assault.
It was not an out-and-out downpour but a sullen, heavy sleet that leaked steadily from the dark skies, weighing down their spirits as well as their clothing.
January ended with the first-round FA Cup tie played in heavy sleet at home to against Second Division leaders Notts County.
Usually issued as a winter storm warning for heavy sleet.
Several heavy thunderstorms hit the low Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy sleet in some places.
The storm also produced heavy sleet and freezing rain in much of Pennsylvania and New York.
In spite of his parka, Jeffrey shivered in the heavy, freezing sleet and freakish wintertime hail.
The end of August-early September is characterised by violent thunderstorms and heavy sleet which signal the end of summer.