The best replacement for hail is sleet.

The best alternatives to hail are rated as following:
★★★★★  sleet
★★★★  hale
★★★★  snow
★★  freezing rain
★★  heil
★  ice pellets
★  graupel
★  barrage
★  solar panels
  hale weather
  rain
  snow pellets
  snow colder
  grapple
  ruler
  lead storm
  no hail
  hail
  grail
  ice storm

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Speaking about hail, one probably shouldn't forget about rain.

Other search terms related to hail and their ratings are:
★★★★★ rain
★★★★★ tornado
★ thunderstorm
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