subzero temps
Below freezing point
Subzero temps are temperatures below zero degrees, whether Fahrenheit or Celsius depending on context.
The phrase is informal shorthand common in weather reports and casual conversation: The subzero temps kept everyone indoors.
In American usage, subzero typically means below 0°F (−18°C), while elsewhere it usually means below freezing on the Celsius scale.
- freezingExtremely cold
- below freezingUnder water's solidification point
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- polarOf extreme latitudes
polar vortex · frostbite · hypothermia · icy · bitter · windchill · wind chill factor · frost warning · numb · shivering · bundled · layer up · parka · breath · crystals · frozen · frozen pipes · tundra
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- Arctic/Tundratundra, permafrost, glacier, arctic fox, polar bear
- cold climatestundra, taiga, boreal forest, alpine zone, permafrost
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, bone-chilling, cold snap, cold spell
- cold weathercold, freeze, frigid, bitter cold, cold snap
- northern weatherblizzard, blizzards, snowfall, cold snap, cold
subzero tempsscorching heat
Intense, burning temperatures
extreme heat · heat wave · boiling hot · oppressive heat · tropical heat
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