The bitter cold temperatures that have left a chill over the eastern half of the country aren’t going anywhere, as a major disruption to the polar vortex is coming this month. While the cold is not ...

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For new readers, here’s a brief overview. The Polar Vortex is a large scale winter circulation over the Northern Hemisphere. Imagine it as a spinning wall of wind above the polar regions, stretching ...

Could early February's blast of cold in the northeastern United States be one of the last appearances of our wintertime foe, the polar vortex? While forecasters can't yet say that for sure, a warmer ...

Waves of frigid air will continue to be released into much of the eastern United States through at least the middle of the month. The ongoing pattern may trend stormier with areas of snow and ice ...

Greetings from Ice Planet Hoth. Indeed, much of the eastern United States resembles the fictional frozen Star Wars world, and now folks there are now enduring some of the worst cold on Earth: "The ...

A cold front will bring plunging temperatures and snow to the Northeast this week. Polar vortex disruptions, caused by Sudden Stratospheric Warming, drive extreme cold southward. Officials advise ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – When you hear meteorologists talk about a polar vortex breakdown, it might sound like something that only affects the Arctic or northern states. In reality, these events can have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Severe temperatures are expected to dominate most of the country in the coming days, with single-digit temperatures forecast for ...

There is a major weather pattern change underway across the U.S. As we get into next week, the storm track looks really interesting. Major upper-air pattern changes are quite normal. Sometimes we have ...