Rare meteorological setup leads to sleet in Central Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A weak storm system passing overhead today is locking temperatures in the 40s to near 50 degrees with light sprinkles of rain, occasionally mixing with sleet.The National Weather Service has reported sleet pellets in a handful of communities across North Austin and through the Hill Country, but surface temperatures well above freezing means the ice pellets melt immediately on contact, and are not accumulating nor affecting roadway conditions.The weather setup causing sleet