A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the ...

Zoom in: The polar vortex is an area of low pressure that ... also tends to favor unusually cold conditions in northern Europe. The Greenland Block is combining with a high pressure area ...

Imagine the polar vortex as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid Arctic air contained near the north ...

The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole. People in the US, Europe, and Asia experience its intense cold when the vortex escapes and stretches south. Studies show a ...

A blast of Arctic air is set to cover much of the United States with temperatures below freezing starting on Friday and into ...

These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...

As more Arctic air masses flow into the WOWK-TV region, you have undoubtedly heard the term “Polar Vortex” brought up in the ...

Advanced weather modelling maps show exactly when a 12-hour Arctic storm could bring more snow to the UK - it comes amid ...

The polar vortex is a low-pressure system of cold air that swirls above Earth’s poles. There’s one over the South Pole in Antarctica – but for this story, we’ll be focusing on the one above the North ...

As they describe it, the polar vortex circles the north pole counterclockwise. the polar jet stream circles at a lower level ...

Parts of Florida are forecast to see temperatures plunge in January, with wind chills down to 22 degrees Farenheit.

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar vortex affects the weather.