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 ...
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 ...
Answers as to why these strange temperatures and weather events are prevalent may be found in the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of ...
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 ...