N.Y. weather: A polar vortex split will bring new waves of Arctic air. Here’s what to expect
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, according to Climate.gov.
The U.S. is set to feel the impacts of an Arctic polar vortex next week, meteorologists have warned, with sub-zero ...
When the Polar Vortex is in a weakened state, a jet stream wobble sending polar air into the mid-latitudes becomes more ...
Miles above the Earth, two bands of fast-moving air – the polar jet stream and the stratospheric polar vortex – sometimes tango together to influence weather in the northern hemisphere.
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