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Editor's Note for Sat. Jan. 18: A polar vortex is set to impact much of the US. Click here for the latest update.. A polar vortex is forecasted to blanket most of the continental United States in ...
The polar vortex is a large area of cold air and low pressure that normally spins over the North and South Poles. During the winter months and when the jet stream allows, this cold air can drop ...
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. At 34 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree ...
Computer forecast models say that the polar vortex is likely to stretch again, sending cold air south somewhere and probably to the United States, around March 5, Cohen said. This is quite late for a polar vortex stretching, Cohen said, but “this season everything seems very unusual.”
But at times some of the vortex can break off or move south, bringing unusually cold weather south and permitting warmer weather to creep up north. This week, parts of the U.S. are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season. Weather forces in the Arctic are combining to push the chilly air into the U.S. and Europe.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept an area stretching from the Rocky Mountains to the coast of Maine in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations.
An illustration of the polar jet stream and the polar vortex in the layers of atmosphere above the northern hemisphere shows the elongated shape of the vortex on Jan. 16, 2025.
The polar vortex has returned to the U.s., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.. According to the FOX Forecast Center, arctic air is descending and spreading ...