January is about to get frightfully colder in parts of the US and it’s time for the first polar vortex of 2025. While such weather phenomena are common at times, the upcoming polar vortex ...

When the polar vortex stretches, North America feels the chill. New research reveals some of the stratospheric patterns controlling these cold snaps.

Most of the US will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures tumbling below freezing for most of the nation starting this weekend.

A blast of arctic air from Canada has brought the season's coldest weather to most of the United States. The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the ...

Dust off the parkas. After a mild December, the polar vortex is set to send an arctic blast into the US later this week. “That polar jet will be pushed further south, and guess what that does ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The polar vortex hit its peak across much of America on Wednesday, with an icy grip that made Arctic Greenland seem like a toasty vacation spot in comparison. Even Mars has ...

The polar vortex is about to split, and a piece of it may be paying a visit to the central and eastern U.S. within the next week or two. Is US safer from guns? Start the day smarter ☀️ Science ...

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.

The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions, meteorologists warn. And it will stay frozen there ...

During the 2014 January polar vortex, more than 20 people across the country died from the cold as places like Georgia — which rarely see serious cold — dealt with lows under 10 degrees ...

The polar vortex blasts are expected to hit from Jan. 3 to 4, Jan. 7 to 8 and Jan. 11 to 12, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alex DaSilva. Advertisement What exactly is a polar vortex, and ...

US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter. FILE - The White ... This will be the 10th time this winter that the polar vortex — which keeps the coldest of Arctic air penned in at the ...