It’s really, really cold again – as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Here’s why it keeps happening.

While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.

This week’s snow storm should help diminish moderate drought across northern Wisconsin and bordering Upper Peninsula counties ...

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...

A polar vortex collapse could bring cold weather to the UK later this month, the Met Office has warned. The weather ...

“Our memories are short as to what a normal winter is.” How Alaska’s cold keeps ending up in the Lower 48 A few atmospheric factors — including the polar vortex — have come together to ...

Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people ...

During the winter, the polar vortex can strengthen and weaken - and even reverse direction - which has effects on the weather ...

Heavy snow is expected in a -5C Arctic blast later this month due to a rare polar vortex and weather maps show the areas of the UK worst affected from the flurries ...

Professor Adam Scaife, Head of Long-Range Forecasting at the Met Office, said: “There is now over 80% chance of a SSW ...

January and February have been colder than normal in Rochester this year One reason its so cold in Rochester is a distortion in the polar vortex Other factors include tropical fluctuations that ...