Scientists are still trying to understand the atmospheric disturbances. A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across ...

The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps. Every year around this time, that phrase — “polar vortex” — starts to buzz ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

An extreme warming event high in the atmosphere is threatening to disrupt the polar vortex. We break down what that could mean for Canadians A rare, early, stratospheric warming event could shake up ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

In an early sign of the winter weather that's coming, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. The polar vortex is "ramping up from its summer slumber," said meteorologist Judah Cohen in an ...

Summer may end on a cooler note for parts of the U.S., with meteorologists suggesting that a weakened polar vortex could usher in below-average temperatures as September begins. In contrast to earlier ...

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Most of the holidays may be over, but winter is sticking around — and it's bringing freezing weather to Texas next week. A polar vortex, a weather pattern similar to the historic winter storm that ...

A polar vortex, a weather pattern similar to the historic winter storm that struck Texas in 2021 — when every county in the state experienced below-freezing temperatures for the first time — is making ...

HOUSTON — It’s been a warm December across the Houston area, but as the calendar changes, so does the weather. You may have seen the term “polar vortex” floating around social media lately. The term ...