low temperatures
Thermometer's bottom range
Low temperatures are readings on the cold end of the scale—below what's comfortable, expected, or typical for a context.
Weather forecasts report low temperatures as the coldest point of the day, usually overnight.
In science, low temperatures approach absolute zero, where molecular motion nearly stops.
The low temperatures this week will dip into the teens.
- freezingExtremely cold
- below freezingUnder water's solidification point
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- ice coldExtremely chilled, near freezing
- chillyModerately cold
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- northern weatherblizzard, blizzards, snowfall, cold snap, cold
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- tundraalpine tundra, Alaskan tundra, Siberian tundra, permafrost, permafrost layer
- temperate zonestemperate zones, temperate zone, midlatitudes, mild weather, temperate climate
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Transferred thermal energy
hot weather · sweltering heat · warmth · extreme heat · tropical heat
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Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
oppressive heat · hot spell · summer heat · desert heat · heat stress
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