In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The polar vortex has only recently entered the popular lexicon as something to fear or shiver at each winter: But what is it? Is ...

It’s a pattern responsible for holding back the coldest temperatures on the planet. The lowest readings ever recorded in Canada and around the northern hemisphere occurred when this Arctic feature ...

Every year, the winter buzzwords start to fly before we set the Thanksgiving table. And who doesn't love feasting on the polar vortex? Everyone's favorite (or favorite to hate) phenomenon spins up in ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) – With arctic air unleashed from the high latitudes of North America, barreling south toward the United States, you are undoubtedly going to hear the term polar vortex thrown ...

With the bitter cold of winter descending upon the U.S., one may question what is responsible for this upcoming period of below-average temperatures. In short, the answer is the polar vortex. But what ...

Bitter cold is expected across much of the U.S. this weekend. But what do headlines mean when they say a "polar vortex cold snap" is on the way? The polar vortex is a regular feature of Earth's polar ...

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 like a ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – This winter could be average, unlike recent years, due to the influence of the polar vortex. The polar vortex, which is a persistent large-scale cyclone located near the North ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — You probably are not a fan of the roller coaster temperatures over the past few weeks and might equate it being “January in Michigan” but there is actually a scientific name ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A polar vortex has the potential to bring extremely cold temperatures to much of the lower 48 states. It is “a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of Earth’s poles ...