Polar Vortex Set to Envelop Much of US in Freezing Temperatures
The coldest weather of the season to date will be due to a phenomenon called a polar vortex, an upper-level jet stream that typically circulates around both the North and South Poles, but can push cold winds down into the U.S. and Canada when it weakens and expands.
The science behind the polar vortex
This cold was certainly extraordinary, but the polar vortex event of January 2019 brought life in the northern and central United States to a frozen halt. At that time in our area, the coldest actual temperature was recorded at Preston,
How the polar vortex fuels intense winter weather in the US
This blast of cold weather is due to activity of the polar vortex.
What’s the polar vortex and how cold will it be in Metro Detroit next week?
A disruption in the polar vortex is about to send an Arctic air mass from Siberia as far south as Florida. Yes, Siberia—and it’s as dramatic as it sounds. As many as 47 states will experience unseasonably cold temperatures. Some areas will be hit with dangerous wind chills as low as 40 below zero.
A powerful Polar Vortex in the stratosphere brings frigid temperatures to US
The freezing temperatures will move eastward, reaching locations like Philadelphia, where daytime highs will only reach the upper teens. The polar vortex is a gigantic circular upper-air weather pattern in the Arctic that envelops the North Pole.
Map Shows Coldest Places in US as Polar Vortex Descends
In Indiana, around zero degrees was likely, the map showed, with temperatures of around three degrees possible in Northern Maine. Northern Georgia would see temperatures around 16, and in Colorado, the map showed that some areas would see -9.
Is New York in a polar vortex?
Arctic air has brought chilling temperatures as low as 12 degrees in New York City on Monday night but are we in a polar vortex? A polar vortex settled its way over New York City and New Jersey following Sunday’s snow storm,
What is a polar vortex?
This blast of frozen temperatures is tied to a polar vortex... but what is that? Air spins around the notoriously cold North and South Poles. When the air is spinning fast, it's stable, but when it is weakest,
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