winter weather
Snow and ice
Winter weather refers to the atmospheric conditions typical of the coldest season—snow, ice, freezing rain, and bitter temperatures.
The phrase often appears in warnings and advisories: Winter weather is expected through the weekend.
It can describe any cold, wintry conditions regardless of the calendar season: The mountains got a taste of winter weather in late October.
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- wind chillApparent temperature from airflow
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- polar vortexPersistent circulating cold air mass
- freezing pointTemperature of phase transition
graupel · frost · sleet · freezing rain · snow · cold wave · ice fog · cold snaps · thermal inversion · hail · frozen lakes · arctic front · lake effect snow · subzero temperatures · below freezing · ice formation · icicles · snow flurries
- Snowbeltlake effect snow, lake effect, Great Lakes region, heavy snowfall, snow squalls
- lake-effect weatherlake-effect snow, lake effect snow, snow bands
winter weathersummer heat
Warm season's high temperatures
hot weather · warm weather · tropical heat · scorching heat · heat wave
winter weathersunny skies
clear skies · blue skies · fair weather · dry heat · sunshine