Weather words
What is cold snap?
Cold snap: a few days of the cold reminding everyone who is in charge.
A short spell of unusually cold weather.
Get roasted by your own forecastFree, no account, and you pick how rude I get.
“Cold snap this weekend, then milder again.”
More about cold snap
A cold snap usually lasts a few days, when a pocket of cold air moves in, then the weather goes back to normal for the season.
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What I think of cold snap
Cold snap: a few days of the cold reminding everyone who is in charge.
A cold snap is winter checking you were paying attention.
Cold snap: brief, sharp and somehow always on the weekend.
Words people compare it with
- Frigid: Extremely cold: bitter, biting cold, well below freezing.
- Hoarfrost: Feathery white ice crystals that grow on cold surfaces on a clear, still night.
- Mild: Gently warm for the time of year: not cold, not hot.
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