The polar vortex is essentially a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of Earth’s poles. It constantly ...

A: The polar vortex is quite cold. Unlike, say, the jet stream that’s an altitude of 10 miles, the polar vortex is a lot more smooth and regular. It doesn’t tend to have disturbances on it.

The polar vortex breaking off and sending cold air down south is not always an indicator of snow in North Carolina. If we look at the time frame for which we see that next Arctic blast, we'd be ...

But with a polar vortex swooping down to start the new year, any thoughts of venturing out and up close with the winter garden — taking stock, planning a bit of rearranging, adding more ...

The polar vortex is aways around - it just normally stays near the North Pole. But when it descends into our area, get ready for really cold weather.

Gammon: The polar vortex is quite cold. Unlike, say, the jet stream that’s an altitude of 10 miles, the polar vortex is a lot more smooth and regular. It doesn’t tend to have disturbances on it.

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year.

A researcher expects the polar vortex to strengthen over the next two weeks. This has a big impact on our day-to-day weather here in the Great Lakes region and even the Northeast. Judah Cohen ...

Because this is the Polar Vortex Blog, we would love to be able to tell you how the stratospheric polar vortex is doing super cool things that can explain how cold and snowy it’s been in many ...

By Ben Noll, The Washington Post. The polar vortex is coming back. After a half-month hiatus, frigid air will again surge across the United States beginning this weekend through next week, as the ...

Polar Vortex: Polar vortex expected to hit Rhode Island next week. Here's latest temperature forecast. How to stay safe during polar vortex cold temperatures.