Winter is approaching, and millions of Americans are wondering what Mother Nature has in store for the coming months. Will it ...

The forecast released Oct. 16 predicts where above- or below-normal temperatures and above- or below-normal precipitation are ...

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a ...

Brace yourselves; winter is coming. "Polar vortex" may have been the weather catchphrase of last winter, but it's coming back and it's bringing snow and freezing temperatures along with it. While it ...

(CNN) — It’s really, really cold again — as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the ...

The polar vortex is a persistent area of low pressure dozens of miles above the earth's poles (both northern and southern). Because the vortex is so high up in the atmosphere, and because it's over ...

Lisa Muscat carries her dog Zoey to safety after a water main break in Detroit caused massive flooding, triggering evacuations, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Andy Morrison/Detroit News via AP) The term ...

This is what a split in the polar vortex looks like! Highlighted by the red boxes, you can see two distinct circulation centers, versus strictly one. This allows for cold air to flood southward into ...