First, there was a bitter Arctic outbreak. Next up will be a thaw. But thereafter, it may come down to what the polar vortex does — and the jury is still out on that.

Even if the polar vortex experiences a disturbance, impacts will not be felt until late January or February, if at all. RELATED: Snow lovers, this could be your winter!

Time to bundle up, Big Apple. A polar vortex moving across the eastern half of the United States is set to bring shockingly cold temps to New York City — along with a potential snowstorm. “We ...

On Monday, the polar vortex will reach the Deep South, with temperatures down to the freezing point of 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Atlanta. Wind chills will be in the 20s.

A lobe of the Polar Vortex is going to swing through Ontario just north of Michigan. The upper-air forecast gives us an easy look at this strongest winter player.

Texas will unlikely see a polar vortex in January without Sudden Stratospheric Warming. Here's how soon we can forecast a potential impact.

The polar vortex blasts are expected to hit from Jan. 3 to 4, Jan. 7 to 8 and Jan. 11 to 12, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Alex DaSilva. Advertisement What exactly is a polar vortex, and ...

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.

The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region. This vortex consists of powerful westerly winds in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 ...