wind chill
Moving air's coldness
Wind chill is the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin, making air feel colder than the actual temperature.
Weather reports give wind chill as a temperature: The temperature is twenty degrees but the wind chill makes it feel like five.
Also called wind chill factor.
Violent prolonged snowstorm
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- iceWater's solid form
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- flurriesBrief, light precipitation
parka · thermals · mittens · fleece · insulation · skiing · snowboarding · tundra
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- freezingExtremely cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
- bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
numbness · shivering · arctic · polar · biting · piercing · raw · harsh
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- exposedOut in open
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- unshelteredHaving no overhead protection
unprotected · bare · outdoors · elements · layering · shelter · windbreak · covering
Prediction of future conditions
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- advisoryNotice recommending action
warning · index · calculation · weather report · meteorologist · degrees · conditions · measurement
blizzard
Violent prolonged snowstorm
flurries · parka · thermals · mittens · fleece · insulation · skiing · snowboarding · tundra · icicle
frostbite
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- freezingExtremely cold
- frigidExtremely and intensely cold
bitter · numbness · shivering · arctic · polar · biting · piercing · raw · harsh · brutal
frostbite
Freezing of body tissue
- hypothermiaDangerously low body temperature
- exposedOut in open
- vulnerableOpen to attack
unsheltered · unprotected · bare · outdoors · elements · layering · shelter · windbreak · covering · face mask
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- anemometerInstrument measuring air velocity
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
advisory · warning · index · calculation · weather report · meteorologist · degrees · conditions · measurement · reading
- weather datatemperature, humidity, rainfall, snowfall, air pressure
- Cold Expressionsfreezing cold, bitter cold, cold snap, cold spell, frigid
- cold weathercold, freeze, frigid, bitter cold, cold snap
- wind effectstornadoes, hurricanes, sand storms, dust storms, blizzards
- winter weatherblizzards, blizzard, snow, snowstorm, snowstorms
- Arctic Weatherblizzard, whiteout, polar vortex, ice fog, arctic front
wind, chill, windy, chilly, winding, unwind, chilled, winds, chilling