Polar Vortex showing on weather map, will grip Michigan next week
A lobe of the Polar Vortex is going to swing through Ontario just north of Michigan. The upper-air forecast gives us an easy look at this strongest winter player.
Polar Vortex Live Map: Arctic Winds Blast Across Several States
A polar vortex is currently hitting the United States, with schools closed in many areas and at least four deaths caused by treacherous conditions.
The polar vortex: What to know about the weather feature responsible for the arctic blast
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles about the North Pole, according to Climate.gov.
All lower 48 states to dip below freezing Tuesday as polar vortex blasts coast-to-coast
Parts of all states in the lower 48 woke up to subfreezing temperatures Tuesday due to a weather pattern that will keep arctic air in place across the eastern half of the country at least until
Pennsylvania Map Shows Counties to Be Hardest Hit by Polar Vortex
Bitterly cold wind chills are expected to impact Pennsylvania on January 7 as winter storms caused by a polar vortex continue
What is a polar vortex, and why is it coming to Oklahoma? Arctic blast 2025 explained
Cold air from the arctic sometimes dips southward across the American plains. What to know about the polar vortex.
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Another Polar Vortex Is Blasting the U.S. With Harsh Winter Weather. So How Is Climate Change Involved?
A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to ...
The polar vortex brings its bitter cold to the Southern U.S.
As the cold front moved southward Tuesday, it prompted a cold weather advisory for the Gulf Coast and pushed temperatures ...
The Polar Vortex Readies to Dump Snow on Texas and Its Neighbors
An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee is bracing for the expected arrival of freezing rain and snow, as some other parts ...
Polar Vortex 2025 — Plummeting temperatures could push energy demand to 10 year highs
Data from the 2019 polar vortex, which primarily affected the northern Midwest, showed a similar 20% increase in energy ...
Why is it so cold today? What to know about polar vortex 2025
Temperatures plunged into the teens and single digits in some spots, and the snow-dusted winds are driving the wind chill ...
Polar vortex keeps a huge swath of the US in its frigid grip
A major winter blast is stirring up dangerous conditions across the U.S. central and southern states all the way to the East ...
Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend ...
What is the polar vortex and how does it impact our weather?
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?
NASA Satellite Captures Stunning Snow-Covered Midwest After Polar Vortex Blast
The images, captured on January 6 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA’s Aqua ...