cold wave
Arctic air mass
A cold wave is a rapid and significant drop in temperature over a short period, typically bringing dangerously cold conditions to a region.
Meteorologists use specific criteria to declare cold waves, which can threaten crops, infrastructure, and human health.
The term also refers to a method of styling hair using chemicals rather than heat to create waves or curls, popular from the mid-20th century.
A cold wave swept through the Midwest, sending temperatures plummeting.
Persistent circulating cold air mass
- temperature dropDecrease in warmth
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
sleet · flurries · frost · ice storm · advisory · warning · forecast · front
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
thermals · overcoat · mitten · scarf · heater · fireplace · blanket · insulation
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- Hollywood glamourFilm world's captivating elegance
- pin curlHair looped and secured
setting lotion · sculpted · roller set · salon · coiffure · crimped
Harm to cultivated plants
- frozen pipesPlumbing halted by cold
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- energy crisisSevere fuel supply disruption
- school closureHalting of instruction
road closure · ice damage · emergency shelter · heating costs · burst pipes · flight cancellation · supply disruption · economic loss
polar vortex
Persistent circulating cold air mass
- temperature dropDecrease in warmth
- windchillPerceived temperature drop
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
snowstorm · sleet · flurries · frost · ice storm · advisory · warning · forecast · front · jet stream
frostbite
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
goosebumps · thermals · overcoat · mitten · scarf · heater · fireplace · blanket · insulation · shelter
retro
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- 1920sPost-WWI American decade
- Hollywood glamourFilm world's captivating elegance
pin curl · setting lotion · sculpted · roller set · salon · coiffure · crimped
crop damage
Harm to cultivated plants
- frozen pipesPlumbing halted by cold
- power outageLoss of electrical supply
- energy crisisSevere fuel supply disruption
school closure · road closure · ice damage · emergency shelter · heating costs · burst pipes · flight cancellation · supply disruption · economic loss
- Cold Expressionsbone-chilling, frigid, icy, frosty, chilly
- cold weatherfreeze, frigid, subzero, below zero, deep freeze
- hair stylingblow dryer, blow drying, curling iron, blow-dry, curling wand
- severe weatherblizzard, hurricane, cyclone, hailstorm, ice storm
- temperature changestemperature drop, temperature rise, temperature spike, temperature swing, temperature fluctuation
- winter coldsnowstorm, snow, ice, arctic air, frost
cold waveheat wave
Extended extreme warmth
hot spell · warm spell · warm front · heat dome · scorcher
cold waveheat treatment
Thermal processing of materials
heat styling · thermal styling · hot rollers · marcel wave · heated rollers
cold, wave, wavy, waves, waving, waver, waved, coldness, unwavering