cold spell
Prolonged frigid period
A cold spell is a period of unusually cold weather, typically lasting several days to a few weeks: We're expecting a cold spell next week.
The term implies a departure from normal temperatures rather than routine seasonal cold.
By extension, cold spell can describe any temporary period of coldness or emotional distance: Their marriage hit a cold spell.
Extremely and intensely cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- shiveryTrembling from chill
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
shivering · brisk · nippy · biting · raw · bitter · frosty · gelid
Frozen fog deposit
- rimeGranular ice deposit
- black iceInvisible frozen road surface
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- ice crystalsSolid water formations
frozen · icicle · sleet · frost heave · ground frost · frost line · freezing rain · hard freeze
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- frontForward-facing side
temperature drop · arctic blast · polar vortex · squall · precipitation · barometer · meteorology · low pressure
frigid
Extremely and intensely cold
goosebumps · shivering · brisk · nippy · biting · raw · bitter · frosty · gelid · coolness
hoarfrost
Frozen fog deposit
ice crystals · frozen · icicle · sleet · frost heave · ground frost · frost line · freezing rain · hard freeze
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- flurryBrief burst of activity
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
front · temperature drop · arctic blast · polar vortex · squall · precipitation · barometer · meteorology · low pressure · weather warning
winter
Year's coldest quarter
- hibernationProlonged winter dormancy
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
- migrationMovement to new territory
fireplace · blankets · woolens · thermals · overcoat · hot cocoa · hearth · layering · woodstove · hunkering down
- Cold Expressionsfrigid, icy, frosty, nippy, below zero
- cold snapsfreeze, frost, arctic blast, polar vortex, hard freeze
- cold weatherfreeze, frigid, subzero, below zero, deep freeze
- slumpsslump, lull, losing streak, rut, funk
- temperature changestemperature drop, heat waves, temperature rise, temperature spike, temperature swing
- winter wordswintry, freezing, frozen, icy, frosty