The polar vortex is a massive, swirling band of cold air that normally traps frigid temperatures around the Arctic. However, ...

The term “polar vortex” might conjure images of mythical icy storms swirling through the North Pole but in reality it’s a ...

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...

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 ...

Because this is the Polar Vortex Blog, we would love to be able to tell you how the stratospheric polar vortex is doing super cool things that can explain how cold and snowy it’s been in many ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Joe by emailing [email protected] While meteorologists say that in most cases, polar vortex intrusions aren't disruptive, they are sometimes ...

A researcher expects the polar vortex to strengthen over the next two weeks. This has a big impact on our day-to-day weather here in the Great Lakes region and even the Northeast. Judah Cohen ...

The cause of this week's freezing cold is the polar vortex, a large area of low pressure, cold air around the Earth's poles. The vortex exists year-round but during the winter it can expand into ...

January is shaping up to be the coldest in a decade as the polar vortex dips south across the eastern half of the United States — shocking a nation that has enjoyed an unusually balmy end of the ...

Much of the country will be hit with extreme low temperatures over the next week as a polar vortex sends cold air down from the North Pole. Real feel temperatures throughout the northeast ...

One factor that plays a role in ultimately determining the degree of frigidity is a polar vortex. But what is a polar vortex, exactly? The polar vortex is an expansive area of low pressure in the ...

The polar vortex, the notorious swirl of winds around a low pressure area in the upper atmosphere over the Arctic, has split in two. Since the polar vortex tends to be associated with some of the ...