With last week's freeze being the second time temperatures dipped below freezing this winter, many are wondering if this ...

The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This ...

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

A particularly brutal pattern in 2021 led to wind chills near 60 below zero in the Upper Midwest and an ice storm along the Gulf Coast. There is even a polar vortex on our sun. So, when you hear ...

A lobe of the polar vortex will arrive in the United States this weekend, bringing the lowest temperatures in years and snow and ice to the East and Deep South.

Every few years or so, a dip in the jet stream allows this cold air to sink into the U.S. The last few visits from the polar vortex occurred in 2021, 2019, and 2014.

Recent forecasts suggest some Americans might be getting a much-needed break from the freezing temperatures that have gripped much of the country.

This is forecast to happen as soon as this weekend. Beginning Saturday, the polar vortex began to dip down into the northern tier of the U.S., dropping temperatures into the single digits.

“Like, really, really far south.” The potentially life-threatening cold is due to a disrupted polar vortex. The FOX Forecast Center said a lobe of the polar vortex will dip to the south and ...

It's going to get cold in Tennessee. Meteorologists predict freezing temperatures for much of the state. Here's the latest.

Unstable polar vortex and its impact That's something we notice when looking at the pattern beyond January 19, 2025. The Climate Prediction Center indicates a high likelihood of below-average ...