Atmospheric scientists were surprised earlier this month to notice that the Arctic's polar vortex reversed its trajectory as it began spinning in the opposite direction. What's more: It has yet to ...

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms ...

In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

A map showing a Polar Vortex that could effect eastern North America in February. X/Judah Cohen “For the first half of January, that polar vortex kind of stumbled and fell foul there, moved south.

A rare and abrupt disruption in the Arctic polar vortex is expected to impact spring temperatures across Europe and parts of the United States. Scientists are monitoring the event closely, as the ...

During the polar vortex, temperatures could reach 12-25°F below average in some states, according to AccuWeather. “This could end up being the coldest January since 2011 for the U.S. as a whole ...

What is the polar vortex? The arctic weather pattern explained. 00:50. It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole ...

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.

In short, the polar vortex. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. ... 🥶 Extended Arctic blast Monday night-Friday: Highs mid-20s (interior) & upper-20s to 32 F ...

"Weather forecasters examine the polar vortex by looking at conditions tens of thousands of feet up in the atmosphere; however, when we feel extremely cold air from the Arctic regions at Earth's ...

Polar vortex could impact the U.S. this winter: ... A strong polar vortex bottles up all that arctic air over the polar region, preventing any of the chill from seeping out.