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

Polar vortex triggers unusually cold winter. Story by WEAR First Warning Weather • 1d. A fter a brief warm up, we are once again facing a bitter cold weather pattern.

It’s really, really cold again – as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Here’s why it keeps happening.

Very Cold Weather Is Coming. US About to Get 10th and Chilliest Polar Vortex This Winter The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America's winter ...

Cold outbreaks — including an episode in January 2014 that brought the coldest winter in the Midwest in decades — introduced much of the public to the polar vortex. The phrase refers to a ...

In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

The cold is expected to persist throughout January. AP. While most polar vortex forecasts are often unpredictable, Fox Weather said this round of cold is different.

Polar vortex triggers unusually cold winter. by WEAR First Warning Weather. Thu, February 20th 2025 at 5:22 PM. Updated Thu, February 20th 2025 at 5:23 PM. 4. VIEW ALL PHOTOS. thumbnail. TOPICS: ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve been keeping a tab on winter forecasts, you’ve likely heard the term “polar vortex” and the potential impact it may have on the upcoming season. But ...

The polar vortex is not synonymous with a cold snap. In fact, the stratosphere is 10 to 30 miles above the earth’s surface and above the polar jet stream and other systems that create most ...

It’s really, really cold again – as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Here’s why it keeps happening.