A blast of arctic air from Canada has brought the season's coldest weather to most of the United States. The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the ...

One thing is sure, the phrase "polar vortex" has captured public attention and is now often misused to describe short-term bouts of frigid weather, experts told USA TODAY. Polar vortex is not a ...

One thing is sure, the phrase "polar vortex" has captured public attention and is now often misused to describe short-term bouts of frigid weather, experts told USA TODAY. Polar vortex is not a ...

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.

The Polar Vortex parks itself over eastern Canada for the first couple weeks of 2025 and allows these cold shots to slide southeast and dominate the weather east of the Rockies. The coldest is ...

Harsh weather moved west as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people.

The last time that happened was the Polar Vortex of 2019, on January 30-31. January 30, 2019, had a high temperature of 2 degrees in Grand Rapids and the 31st had a high of 4 degrees.

One thing is sure, the phrase "polar vortex" has captured public attention and is now often misused to describe short-term bouts of frigid weather, experts told USA TODAY. Polar vortex is not a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing ...

Polar vortex is not a synonym for “cold snap,” according to the Polar Vortex Blog at Climate.gov, and it’s not the only weather pattern to blame for blasts of cold air.

Harsh weather moved west as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people.