Polar lows and mesoscale cyclones represent a distinctive class of intense, short‐lived storm systems that frequently form in the cold maritime environments of the Nordic Seas. These phenomena, driven ...

The Antarctic winter sea ice maximum is on track to be the second lowest on record, at 17.15 million square km² (6.62 million mi²), close to the 2023 record low of 16.96 million km² (6.55 million mi²) ...

New satellite data has revealed a shocking decline in sea ice at both the Arctic and Antarctic, with coverage shrinking to a record low of 6.08 million square miles (15.76 million square kilometers) ...

Colorado Springs could see record-breaking low temperatures Sunday in the wake of a polar vortex that has settled into the Pikes Peak region. According to meteorologist Mark Wankowski with the ...

A blast of polar vortex cold air is expected to hit parts of the country around Thanksgiving. What to expect in Tennessee.

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 ...

Aviation forecasters utilize a "forecast funnel" approach, starting with large-scale upper-air charts (like the 300 millibar chart) to identify major weather patterns (e.g., polar vortex, subtropical ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research meteorologist James Doyle, Ph.D., joins an international team of scientists to investigate meteorological processes associated with Arctic ...

MAINE (WGME) --It has been a frigid week, all due to the polar vortex. You may have heard our Weather Authority mention the polar vortex several times, especially this week. The polar vortex is a ...

A pair of hikers and their dogs walk through a snow-covered North Cheyenne Cañon Park last month. Pikes Peak region officials are preparing for a polar vortex that will settle into the area over the ...