The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms ...

The arctic outbreak that has enveloped the central US is hitting its peak Thursday ... frozen and burst pipes and water mains. While polar vortex outbreaks are not uncommon, especially in ...

While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

Millions of Americans were hit with blustery blizzards last month when a polar vortex collapse ushered in below freezing temperatures across much of North America ...

Polar Vortex Makes Much of US Colder Than Greenland, but Warmth Is Coming. Then More Cold WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explains that a polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air currents which circulate around both of the Earth’s poles. It has a ...

How Alaska’s cold keeps ending up in the Lower 48 A few atmospheric factors — including the polar vortex — have come together to make the US the epicenter of cold this winter. One is a ...

Winter isn't over just yet. A major shift in the weather pattern could have millions across the United States once again reaching for their winter coats later this month before milder springlike air ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on ... “They’re sending us the cold air there, we’re sending them the warm air,” said Judah Cohen, seasonal ...