How cold does it have to be in order for water to freeze instantly?

+1 vote
asked Dec 9, 2017 in Weather by Fadra (210 points)
How cold does it have to be in order for water to freeze instantly?

1 Answer

0 votes
answered Dec 9, 2017 by Judy (56,120 points)
Water will normally freeze at 32 F but I believe for the water to freeze instantly it has to be 20 F or below 20 F.

If I remember correctly a few years ago it was 10 F outside one morning and I put some water out for a stray cat and the water instantly started turning to slush and then ice.

It was turning into a slush as I was pouring the water into a bowl for the cat.

So I would say at 10 F water should start to freeze instantly but it can happen at even lower temperatures or maybe sometimes above.

101,019 questions

96,594 answers

1,285 comments

7,000,519 users

...