Research has found that rising temperatures in the Arctic are weakening weather systems that normally trap the cold around ...

The polar vortex is a long-established weather term, but as it has become mainstream, the public's understanding of it is somewhat different than its actual definition. The polar vortex is a large ...

Definition: The polar vortex is a flow of wind aloft that is always present above the cold, North and South Pole areas. In the Northern Hemisphere […] WOWK Charleston ...

A polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air which spins over the North and South poles, according to a definition by the NWS. While the vortex is always present near the poles ...

A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

Abnormal weather events and severe winter storms could be caused by a disrupted polar vortex. Find out here how the polar vortex affects the weather.