How climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex
These severe cold events occur when the polar jet stream – the familiar jet stream of winter that runs along the boundary ...
What is a polar vortex? And what does it mean for New England next week?
The mere mention of the term "polar vortex" can set your head spinning (and maybe eyes rolling). It’s got to be clickbait, ...
US braces for freezing weather fueled by polar vortex
Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with ...
Ask the Meteorologist: What is the polar vortex, and why do we care?
January 2025 has been the coldest since 2018 and the fourth-coldest since the turn of the century. It looks like it could get ...
Map Shows Coldest Places in US as Polar Vortex Descends
According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is ...
‘Polar vortex’ forces Trump 2.0 inauguration indoors as weathermen predict ‘dangerous cold climes’
Polar vortex brings frigid air to US, making Trump's inauguration coldest in 40 years, moved indoors due to cold.
Polar Vortex is back in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky but what is it?
As more Arctic air masses flow into the WOWK-TV region, you have undoubtedly heard the term “Polar Vortex” brought up in the ...
Weather Wednesday: What is the Polar Vortex?
You’ve probably heard about the Polar Vortex in the news over the past few years and know that it is associated with very ...