As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...

A senior meteorologist with AccuWeather foresees shots of cold air infiltrating the Northeast in the coming weeks.

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that ... marking the first death by the state since 2022. Back to top ...

It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 ...

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter — one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year. While the ...

Because this is the Polar Vortex Blog, we would love to be able to tell you how the stratospheric polar vortex is doing super cool things that can explain how cold and snowy it’s been in many ...

Scientists say it’s being caused by a misbehaving polar vortex combining with a key weather pattern that seems to be stuck in place. Some scientists say these factors and this winter could be ...

RELATED: Bay Area begins transition from rainy and windy to sunny and cold Scientists say it’s being caused by a misbehaving polar vortex combining with a key weather pattern that seems to be ...