autumn frost
Pre-winter cold snap
Autumn frost is the thin layer of ice crystals that forms on surfaces during cold nights in fall, typically marking the transition toward winter.
Gardeners watch for the first autumn frost to know when to harvest or protect tender plants.
The phrase evokes the season's chill and the end of the growing period.
- coldLow temperature state
- cold snapBrief period of bitter chill
- iceWater's solid form
- crystalsSolids with ordered structure
- frozen dewIce from condensation
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- Frosthoarfrost, rime, frozen dew, ice crystals, defrost
- farm weatherweather, climate, precipitation, rainfall, humidity levels
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
autumn frostspring thaw
Warming that melts winter's ice
spring rain · spring bloom · May flowers · summer heat · winter freeze
autumn frostsummer heat
Warm season's high temperatures
scorching sun · heat wave · scorching heat · dog days · blazing sun
autumn frostfirst bloom
Earliest flower opening
spring planting · spring bloom · growing season · budding · germination
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