The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is ...

A polar vortex collapse. Now, meteorologists are calling for another collapse in the middle of March, one that could plunge ...

The polar vortex could bring a cold blast to millions across America in the second half of March, AccuWeather said in a media ...

Winter weather lingers as a major shift in the weather pattern could have millions across the United States once again ...

A lobe of the polar vortex, a ring of freezing air typically found near the North Pole, will once again move into the central and eastern states this week, bringing some of the coldest air of the ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA scientists spotted a strange polar vortex near the Sun’s northern pole.

It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the coldest weather bottled up near the North Pole. But at times some of the vortex can break off or move south, bringing ...

The Arctic polar vortex, as described by the National Weather Service (NWS), is a strong band of west-to-east winds that forms in the stratosphere, 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during winter.

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 ...