Does rain always first form as snow?

Question

Does rain always first form as snow?

Answer 1

so i've heard but usually thats only during cold weather.

Answer 2

not always . u see the rain first comes out of the clouds in colder weather it gets colder then it turns snow which is almost exactly the same thing.

Answer 3

No.

Answer 4

Not always.  In warm climates it is possible for water vapor to condense into droplets then grow by a process called Collision/Coalescence.  Once big enough, the droplets fall as rain, without ever having been frozen.