What is hail? a. Hail is pellets of ice that form in the atmosphere from frozen raindrops or partially frozen snowflakes; it falls when there are cold temperatures. b. Hail is a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the Earth’s surface. c. Hail is water frozen into ice crystals that fall to the ground as flakes. d. Hail is rain that freezes when it comes into contact with any surface that is below 32 degrees F. e. Hail is a form of precipitation that occurs when an updraft transports water droplets to very cold air aloft. These droplets then freeze into ice. The longer the ice is carried in the updraft, the larger it grows until it becomes so heavy it falls to the ground.