In what feels like the first real winter we’ve had in years here in New York, an Arctic blast or polar vortex is partially to blame. The polar vortex is ...

Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to escape the frigid air this January?” what would you say?

Temperatures are expected to drop throughout southern Ontario, including Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County, throughout the day Saturday as a polar vortex moves down into the area.

This will be due to a polar vortex, an area of strong winds that encircle the Arctic and typically keeps the coldest air locked near the Pole, according to the FOX Forecast Center. This weekend ...

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental United States bringing a hazardous freeze to millions of Americans from the Deep South to the Northeast Saturday going into next week. The ...

The weather spell is being referred to as a polar vortex, but Mahdavi said that's a bit of a misnomer for what's happening: the term "polar vortex" describes a massive cyclone of air that is ...

A polar vortex that will bring in extremely and dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills to the metro St. Louis area starting Sunday and into Wednesday. By Monday morning some overnight lows ...

Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell said the chilly temperatures, caused by a polar vortex spinning across Canada, will “overwhelm” and will start this weekend and carry into next week.

But despite the bitter cold, this weather event is not a polar vortex. "This is not so much a polar vortex for us because the vortex is holding up over Canada," David Barjenbruch, meteorologist at ...

When this stratospheric vortex becomes disrupted or stretched, it can distort the jet stream as well, pushing it southward in some areas and causing cold air outbreaks. The Arctic polar vortex is ...

We've already fallen as low as 1° this year. Another dip in the polar vortex makes that possible for Cincinnati again next week. We've already fallen as low as 1° this year. Another dip in the ...