The polar vortex spins anticlockwise around the North Pole with wind speeds of about 155mph (250km/h). ... 2014, marking the highest ice coverage ever recorded for this Great Lake.

Polar vortex patterns can be stubborn and linger longer than a typical cold snap. This means that while January will start off brutally cold with rounds of snow in the East, the West could see a ...

Lake Michigan and Chicago pictured. EPA. ... While most polar vortex forecasts are often unpredictable, Fox Weather said this round of cold is different. “This is a very highly confident forecast.

SALT LAKE CITY — Cities across the U.S. are bracing for cold temperatures as a polar vortex arrives, bringing temperatures down to much below normal for mid-to-late January. Parts of Utah are on ...

The lobes of the Polar Vortex bring a blast of Arctic air and then usually a day or two of widespread lake-effect snow. That’s what the weather pattern shows for Michigan in the next week.

Extreme Weather The polar vortex will soon hit the U.S. See how cold it’ll get where you live. This will spell dangerously cold temperatures — as cold as minus-20 to minus-30 in some states ...

Lake Tahoe boat capsizes in high wind; 6 dead, ... The polar vortex has been snapping back and forth from a normal to a stretched state with unusual frequency this year, ...

A large chunk of ice sits on the Lakefront trail next to the Playpen, a polar vortex brought frigid temperatures to the Chicago area, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times ...

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 ...

The polar vortex can be a powerful source of winter weather, but it's not the only cause of severe cold and snow in regions better known for warmth and sunshine.

The expanding of the polar vortex – an area of cold air around the Arctic ... Lake Michigan’s surface froze to an unprecedented 93.3 percent on March 8, 2014, ...