The polar vortex is a massive area of cold air located high in the atmosphere, typically spinning over the north pole. Imagine it as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid ...

While meteorologists say that in most cases, polar vortex intrusions aren't disruptive, they are sometimes associated with cold air outbreaks and winter storms, which can in turn affect travel ...

In seven to 14 days, a blast of arctic air will wash over the eastern half of the United States, forecasters say. There is a “pretty good chance” the vortex will bring with it “significant ...

The upcoming polar vortex will bring arctic air from Canada down throughout most of the U.S. While not as severe as the 2021 Great Texas Freeze, the phenomenon will quickly drop temperatures into ...

Back-to-back cold blasts will last throughout much of January. Multiple rounds of frigid, arctic air could sweep across the eastern half of U.S. in the coming weeks, ushering in an abnormally cold ...

A polar vortex is a stream of cold air that normally spins around the poles high in the stratosphere. The phenomenon, which blasts Arctic air across part of North America, can disrupt weather ...

Gillian Henry/Getty A polar vortex is about to impact the United States and deliver what the National Weather Service has described as “the coldest air of the season to date.” Meteorologists ...

The Mid-Atlantic is in for plummeting temps in the new year. A polar vortex, a massive pocket of frigid air that swirls in place over the North Pole, is expected to spill out and push Arctic temps ...

The upcoming polar vortex will bring arctic air from Canada down throughout most of the U.S. While not as severe as the 2021 Great Texas Freeze, the phenomenon will quickly drop temperatures into the ...