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

As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of Earth’s poles 10 to 30 miles above the surface. The term vortex is used to ...

After Feb dumped a wave of unconditionally severe winter weather in the US, March is about to unleash those conditions again due to the polar vortex collapse.

Here is what you need to know. The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure, cold air around the Earth's poles that blows westward during the winter and eastward during the summer. A polar ...

The polar vortex is a “constant feature” that begins to develop sometime in September and persists through sometime in spring ...

Meteorologists also project a few rainy days ahead, which should aid in relieving areas of New England experiencing weak to ...

The polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that encircles both the Earth’s polar regions, according to the National Weather Service. The Arctic polar vortex and its proximity to North ...

The 2024 State of the Global Climate Report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed atmospheric ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explains that a polar vortex a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth's poles. The vortex describes the ...

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

The polar vortex is area of fast-moving winds well above the Earth’s surface and the jet stream that circle the Arctic during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months. When it’s strong ...