It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is like a ...

In an early sign of the winter weather that's coming, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. The polar vortex is "ramping up from its summer slumber," said meteorologist Judah Cohen in an ...

The Earth's polar vortex is stirring up, bringing the first hints at changing weather as fall descends on the U.S. This movement means gradual cooling and a more active storm track across the northern ...

The polar vortex is stirring up, bringing the earliest hints that the weather is changing as autumn has officially arrived. In the short term, this means gradual cool-downs and a more active storm ...

Most of the holidays may be over, but winter is sticking around — and it's bringing freezing weather to Texas next week. A polar vortex, a weather pattern similar to the historic winter storm that ...

While meteorologists say that in most cases, polar vortex intrusions aren't disruptive, they are sometimes associated with cold air outbreaks and winter storms, which can in turn affect travel ...

Summer may end on a cooler note for parts of the U.S., with meteorologists suggesting that a weakened polar vortex could usher in below-average temperatures as September begins. In contrast to earlier ...