blizzardlike
Fierce winter storm
Blizzardlike describes conditions resembling a blizzard—heavy snow, strong winds, reduced visibility, and bitter cold: Blizzardlike conditions closed the highway.
The word applies to weather that approaches but may not technically meet the meteorological threshold for a true blizzard.
Brief burst of activity
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- driftsMoves without direction
- flakesThin, flat pieces
- accumulationCollected mass over time
gusts · blustery · avalanche · snowplow · shovel · whiteout · nor'easter · squall
Range of clear sight
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- blindingPainfully intense light
- disorientingCausing loss of direction
- veiledConcealed or obscured
shrouded · enveloped · blanketed · concealed · indistinct · opaque · foggy · hazy
Extremely cold
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- glacialOf frozen rivers
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
numbing · bone-chilling · bitter · icy · subzero · polar · frozen · windswept
Continuing without pause
- ragingViolently uncontrolled
- violentInvolving physical force
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- turbulentViolently agitated or disturbed
howling · unrelenting · pounding · driving · battering · punishing · furious · intense
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- desolateBleak and abandoned
- starkSevere and unadorned
barren · grim · isolated · forbidding · exposed · treacherous · hostile · severe
flurry
Brief burst of activity
accumulation · gusts · blustery · avalanche · snowplow · shovel · whiteout · nor'easter · squall · blowing snow
visibility
Range of clear sight
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- blindingPainfully intense light
- disorientingCausing loss of direction
veiled · shrouded · enveloped · blanketed · concealed · indistinct · opaque · foggy · hazy · lost
freezing
Extremely cold
hypothermia · numbing · bone-chilling · bitter · icy · subzero · polar · frozen · windswept · raw
relentless
Continuing without pause
turbulent · howling · unrelenting · pounding · driving · battering · punishing · furious · intense · savage
inhospitable
Unwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- desolateBleak and abandoned
stark · barren · grim · isolated · forbidding · exposed · treacherous · hostile · severe · merciless