This dramatic-sounding phenomenon is a naturally occurring component of the Earth’s atmosphere that can play a huge role in ...

Here in the lower Great Lakes Region, we are well-equipped to handle blasts of cold and snow. It’s when the polar vortex sends arctic air into areas that don’t usually receive it that it can become ...

The phrase "polar vortex" has captured public attention and is now often misused to describe short-term bouts of frigid ...

In recent years, most people have heard the phrase “the polar vortex”, which has made regular appearances in media headlines, often with an exciting, albeit sometimes ominous “Day after Tomorrow”, ...

The polar vortex is a large area of arctic air that sits and spins across the North Pole. A strong jet stream will keep it ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — You probably are not a fan of the roller coaster temperatures over the past few weeks and might equate it being “January in Michigan” but there is actually a scientific name ...

The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps.

With the bitter cold of winter descending upon the U.S., one may question what is responsible for this upcoming period of below-average temperatures. In short, the answer is the polar vortex. But what ...

Bitter cold is expected across much of the U.S. this weekend. But what do headlines mean when they say a "polar vortex cold snap" is on the way? The polar vortex is a regular feature of Earth's polar ...

Much of the country will be hit with extreme low temperatures over the next week as a polar vortex sends cold air down from the North Pole. Real feel temperatures throughout the northeast, including ...

If you thought last week was cold, hold onto your hot lattes and be ready to bundle up as (another) winter storm is forecast to plunge arctic air deep into the Deep South by early next week. January ...