The current polar vortex event is triggering some of the lowest temperatures of the season and is impacting Americans in ...

Polar vortex will hit the U.S. with three waves of snow, extreme cold and storms. Will Mississippi weather feel the chill?

A polar vortex is a large, low-pressure system of cold air that typically resides near the Earth’s poles, surrounded by ...

The stratospheric polar vortex is expected to strengthen at the beginning of 2026. This phenomenon typically leads to the following conditions: Reduced likelihood of extended cold air outbreaks across ...

The first of three rounds of bitter air has arrived, threatening record lows in cities from the Midwest to the Northeast.

The Arctic polar vortex is expected to move south, which some say will lead to the coldest, harshest winter in years. Wyoming meteorologist Don Day ...

Thanksgiving is less than a week away which means the fall season is ending. With it comes colder temperatures from an ...

In an early sign of the winter weather that's coming, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. The polar vortex is "ramping up from its summer slumber," said meteorologist Judah Cohen in an ...

A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air around Earth's poles. The flow of air runs counter-clockwise (that's the vortex part), keeping the colder air near the poles.

An unusually strong disruption in the upper atmosphere is setting the stage for a winter pattern that could lock much of the United States into bitter, prolonged cold. Forecasters are tracking a polar ...