arctic blast
Frigid northern wind
An arctic blast is a sudden surge of extremely cold air from polar regions, typically bringing sharp temperature drops and harsh winter conditions.
Weather forecasters use the term for dramatic cold snaps: An arctic blast is expected to plunge temperatures below zero this weekend.
The phrase emphasizes the severity and abruptness of the cold.
- freezingExtremely cold
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- polar vortexPersistent circulating cold air mass
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- winter stormSevere cold-season weather
icy · frigid · wind chill factor · windchill · frostbite · subzero · below zero · bitter · bone chilling · howling · snow · tundra · hypothermia · vortex · whiteout · biting · numbing · cold front
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- cold snapscold snap, cold front, freeze, frost, cold spell
- cold weathercold, freeze, frigid, bitter cold, cold snap
- cold windsblizzard, gale, norther, mistral, bora
- blizzardwhiteout, snowstorm, snow, wind, ice
temperature intensity
arctic blastheat wave
Extended extreme warmth
scorching heat · sweltering heat · tropical heat · inferno · furnace
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