With last week's freeze being the second time temperatures dipped below freezing this winter, many are wondering if this ...

The polar vortex is a long-established weather term ... average Americans in areas where the cold air comes: brrrrr. Current weather models show that next week’s round of cold air hitting ...

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward will see below-normal temperatures over the next several days," said Zack Taylor, a meteorologist with the National Weather ... sounding ...

Understanding the Polar Vortex The polar vortex is like a massive whirlpool of frigid air moving around our planet's poles.

Specifically, the study found that a warmer Arctic results in more frequent severe winter weather ... polar vortex swirls over Antarctica. Typically that cold air is contained by a fast moving ...

How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the ...

It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is ...

The polar vortex doesn't always influence the weather in the mid-latitudes ... breaks off of a glacier and floats southward with the current – with the current being the jet stream winds." ...

The vortex creates milder weather across northern latitudes. The polar vortex we are currently ... and the jet stream – a fast-flowing air current in the atmosphere. This makes it easier for ...

Overall, not surprisingly, folks wanting an early spring better head south, which is already seeing springlike signs.

While precipitation levels are typically low on January 15 (averaging 0.05 inches), the current forecast ... As the polar vortex continues to influence weather across Texas, colder conditions ...