Brutally cold temperatures, icy winds, and heavy snow accompany what we commonly call a polar vortex in the winter, but the polar vortex is a dynamic system of interacting forces that exists ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’ve been keeping a tab on winter forecasts, you’ve likely heard the term “polar vortex” and the potential impact it may have on the upcoming season. But exactly what is the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With spring set to kick off on March 20, the excitement of a return to warmer temperatures is in the air. While many are surely glad to bid farewell to Old Man Winter, a string ...

When the polar vortex stumbles, the weather at ground level can pivot from mild to brutal in a matter of days. A circulation that usually spins quietly above the pole can suddenly send lobes of Arctic ...

A researcher expects the polar vortex to strengthen over the next two weeks. This has a big impact on our day-to-day weather here in the Great Lakes region and even the Northeast. Judah Cohen, ...

This winter, it seems as if temperatures have been fluctuating more significantly. Over the past year, it seems as if severe weather events have been occurring more frequently as well. Answers as to ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

MOLINE, Ill. — We are now less than two months away from the official start of the winter season and that means it's time to start piecing together the puzzle that is the upcoming winter weather ...

An Arctic blast is expected to bring cold temperatures and potential heavy snow to the central and northern U.S. around Thanksgiving and into early December. Experts are monitoring a potential sudden ...