Even though the phrase has been around for more than a century, the polar vortex only broke out of weather geek circles in the early 2010s. Temperature anomalies across Canada in February 2014.

Earlier this year, in January, a polar vortex sank over Western Canada and plunged the region into near-record-breaking temperatures. Edmonton, Alta., saw temperatures go as far down as -46°C and ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The plunging polar vortex brought subfreezing temperatures Tuesday to some of the southernmost points of the U.S., threatening to dump snow on parts of Texas and Oklahoma in the ...

Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip By: Patrick Whittle And Brian Witte, The Associated Press Posted: 11:03 PM CST Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025 Last Modified: 6:42 PM CST Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 ...

The polar vortex can send cold air south for the winter. When it does, temperatures can drop 20 to 30 degrees colder, said David Phillips, a climatologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The polar vortex is the circulation of air that is always happening around the poles. When there are very strong temperature differences between the north and the south, that cold air stays locked ...

What we call the polar vortex -- a spin in the atmosphere -- can't actually be felt in the U.S. or anywhere on Earth. It doesnâ t ice over too often ...

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 ...

In fact, a polar vortex reversal had already happened earlier this year, and this one did affect our weather. On the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s polar vortex blog, climate ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The plunging polar vortex brought subfreezing temperatures Tuesday to some of the southernmost points of the U.S., threatening to dump snow on parts of Texas and ...

A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip.