Like much of the U.S., Wisconsinites woke up Tuesday morning to bitter cold conditions. Many schools and colleges throughout the Milwaukee area closed as the area braced for the dangerous freezing ...
This blast of frozen temperatures is tied to a polar vortex... but what is that? Air spins around the notoriously cold North and South Poles. When the air is spinning fast, it's stable, but when it is ...
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 ...
Stable polar vortex: When the stratosphere over the Arctic is cold, it's considered stable. The wind around the polar vortex ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Snow could be heading to New York and New Jersey on Thursday. Flurries will possibly start around noon ...
The mere mention of the term "polar vortex" can set your head spinning (and maybe eyes rolling). It’s got to be clickbait, right? Or maybe someone dreamed up the name for views? Is it a storm?