Warmth is weakening the polar vortex. Here’s what it means for extreme cold.
Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...
Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...
The Washington Post24d
The polar vortex will soon hit the U.S. See how cold it’ll get where you live
Many people across the United States may recall the polar vortex episode of early 2014. For the Midwest, it turned out to be the coldest winter in over 30 years. In Washington, D.C., January 2014 ...
Polar vortex in DC could spell trouble for your water pipes
The D.C. area is wrapped up in a polar vortex, and this cold weather can wreak havoc on your plumbing if you’re unprepared.
WUSA23d
A polar vortex has brought arctic air to the U.S. including DC area
WASHINGTON — We are in the middle of a blast of extreme cold weather in D.C. The polar vortex has shifted, spilling cold air across the U.S. with below freezing temperatures and subzero wind chills.
A polar vortex will bring brutally cold temperatures and an arctic blast to much of the U.S. next week
Snow and winds are likely to disrupt traffic, trigger flight cancellations, and cause headaches for people traveling to D.C. for Inauguration Day. Baby, it’s cold outside, and it’s about to get even ...
The Gazette26d
In a polar vortex, are you as safe as Washington?
It’s good to know that the nation’s capital stayed safe and warm during a recent Polar Vortex. But much of the nation is on shakier ground. It’s time to tell Washington: Return to ...
Forbes23d
The Polar Vortex Is Coming: Expect Temperatures Below Zero And Snow In These Areas
The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and ... may experience temperatures below zero during the back half of January, The Washington Post reported. Before the extreme cold temperatures ...
New York Post18d
Polar vortex leaves more than 30 states on alert for dangerously cold weather
A dangerous and potentially life-threatening stretch of cold weather has much of the U.S. on alert as a lobe of the polar vortex invades ... 95 corridor from Washington to Boston were blasted ...
N.Y. weather: A polar vortex split will bring new waves of Arctic air. Here’s what to expect
The vortex is essentially an area of low pressure in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the polar region up north. This ...
Reuters22d
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 ... only as high as 23 degrees on Monday in Washington, D.C., with wind chill set ...