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Polar vortex to send bitter cold to U.S. including DC area

Polar vortex to send bitter cold to the U.S. including DC area

The polar vortex is a ring of cold air that typically circles the Arctic. A strong jet stream essentially acts like a fence, keeping it locked there. If there's any weakening in the jet stream (the fence), the frigid air can become unstable and spill out. This sends the normally trapped cold air much farther south.

Newsweek · 1h

Polar Vortex Map Shows How Cold Temperatures Will Get in Your State

A new blast of Arctic air sweeping from north to south will bring bone-chilling temperatures to millions of Americans this weekend and next week.

Fast Company · 13h

A polar vortex will bring brutally cold temperatures and an arctic blast to much of the U.S. next week

Snow and winds are likely to trigger flight cancellations and cause headaches for people traveling to DC for Inauguration Day.

12hon MSN

Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia will bring a cold front with frigid temperatures to nearly 300 million Americans.

US braces for freezing weather fueled by polar vortex

Americans were bracing Thursday for frigid temperatures that forecasters said could produce life-threatening conditions, with ...

Washington Times11d

Polar vortex keeps much of the U.S. in its icy grip

Washington, D.C., received heavy snow as President ... The warnings extended to New Jersey into early Tuesday. PHOTOS: Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip At the storied Calumet ...

10hon MSN

Extreme Cold Alert: What is a Polar vortex, and why is it dangerous? Will it affect India?

Americans face dangerously cold temperatures as a polar vortex brings life-threatening conditions. Nighttime lows may drop to ...

The Gazette6dOpinion

In a polar vortex, are you as safe as Washington?

A person walks near the Washington Monument during a winter snow storm in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt ...

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