What is the polar vortex, and how does it affect our weather?

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

Polar Vortex Is Weakening, What Will That Mean For December

It has been a warm autumn, so far. But the polar vortex is forecast to change unusually early, and that could impact your ...

What is the polar vortex? Why it could open the door for significant winter weather in Massachusetts.

As we look toward mid-December into January, the door is opening for some potentially significant winter weather.

A polar vortex disruption is on the way, and its magnitude is almost unheard of in November

Over the next 10 days, scientists say, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather patterns and set the stage for a cold, snowy December across parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

The Polar Vortex Will Weaken Much Earlier Than Usual; Here's What That Could Mean In December

It's been a warm autumn, so far. But the polar vortex is forecast to change unusually early, and that could impact your ...

Rare disruption to the polar vortex could bring a brutal winter to the U.S.

There may be a disruption to the polar vortex due to an unusually early Sudden Stratospheric Warming event. Judah Cohen, a ...