Forecasters are now 'confident' of a sudden change in the weather developing this month - meaning a return to snow, ice and frosty temperatures for the UK and Europe ...

When the polar vortex weakens, this often allows icy Arctic air to sweep in towards the UK and Europe. For this reason, the Met Office says 70 per cent of stratospheric warming events are usually ...

The Met Office says there is an 80 per cent chance of sudden stratospheric warming in March, which could bring severe and ...

It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

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

meaning the literal mechanics of it. In contrast, the idea of the polar vortex influencing weather patterns through stretching is relatively new, and the mechanics by which it might occur are ...

A polar vortex is a ‘large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles’ that ‘ALWAYS exists near ...

An in-depth look at the forecasted polar vortex collapse and its potential effects on weather patterns across North America this March A polar vortex collapse can cause cold snaps, and one is ...

There is a sudden warming about to happen high up in the atmosphere. This warming will affect the Polar Vortex. The Polar Vortex is a fast-spinning circular motion usually located about 50,000 ...

Paul Pastelok, a senior meteorologist and lead long range forecaster for AccuWeather, told the Advance/SILive.com that the “strongest attack” on the polar vortex of the year (so far ...