Freezing rain blanketed a car in Xinyang City in central China on February 21.

Mesmerising moment shows the freezing rain cascading onto a car's window, instantly crystallising into a thick layer of ice, gradually encasing the vehicle in an icy grip.

Freezing rain, also known as "glaze" or "ice storm," is a type of precipitation composed of supercooled water droplets. Upon contact with objects at temperatures below zero degrees Celsius, the droplets freeze instantly.

These raindrops can remain in a supercooled state when the temperature is slightly below zero degrees Celsius. While appearing similar to regular raindrops, upon contact with surfaces below freezing, they solidify into a smooth and transparent layer of ice, known meteorologically as "glaze."

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2月21日，河南信阳，当地居民拍下冻雨落到车窗上凝结瞬间，画面显示，雨滴落下瞬间结冰越堆越高，慢慢将车辆“冰封”。
冻雨又叫“凝冻”或“凌冻”，是一种由过冷水滴组成，与温度低于零摄氏度的物体碰撞立即冻结的降水。低于零摄氏度的雨滴在温度略低于零摄氏度的空气中能保持过冷状态。其外表看起来和一般雨滴相同，但当它落到温度为零摄氏度以下的物体上时，立刻冻结成外表光滑而透明的冰层，这种冰层在气象学上又称为雨凇。