Wisconsinites woke up to bitter cold weather, schools closed. Is a polar vortex to blame?
Like much of the U.S., Wisconsinites woke up Tuesday morning to bitter cold conditions. Many schools and colleges throughout the Milwaukee area closed as the area braced for the dangerous freezing temperatures. But is Wisconsin in a polar vortex? And what is a polar vortex anyways? Here's what to know.
After a winter storm this weekend, the polar vortex will return, bringing subzero temperatures to around 80 million people ...
A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.
It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex ...
The FOX Forecast Center said a lobe of the polar vortex will dip to the south and move into the US this weekend and into next week. “These are the types of weather systems that even bring cold ...
A strong, stable vortex is like a skater spinning with their arms tucked closely in, holding in an area of cold air over the ...
But despite the bitter cold, this weather event is not a polar vortex. "This is not so much a polar vortex for us because the vortex is holding up over Canada," David Barjenbruch, ...
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