The frigid January temperatures resulted in the coldest start to the year in over a decade. A preliminary look at temperature ...

It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the record-breaking blast of cold, snow and wintry conditions that reached all the way to the ...

The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This ...

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

You may have seen social media posts about it and chatter of big weather pattern changes heading our way, but what's really ...

Americans have been warned to brace for more winter storms as Arctic winds are set to dump more ice and snow amid freezing temperatures.

According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, ...

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

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar ...

The weather flow is gradually changing now and as we head into early February. Our storm systems will come from the west and ...

Another round of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is heading to Central New York, as is bitterly cold arctic air.

says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) It is believed that climate change is impacting the polar vortex by causing frequent disruptions, which leads to extreme cold ...