According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

It's like "bomb cyclone" or "firenado." It seems like the sort of phenomenon that would be responsible for the record-breaking blast of cold, snow and wintry conditions that reached all the way to the Gulf Coast this week.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is always present near the poles, though it weakens during summer and intensifies in winter.

Winter isn’t over yet! A polar vortex is bringing subzero winds, frigid temperatures, and possibly snow to the U.S., including snowbird states like Florida. National weather agencies and meteorologists are warning folks of a "shivering weather pattern" that’s forecasted to go into effect tomorrow and linger through next week.

A brutal polar vortex is set to bury the Big Apple in snow Sunday and then deliver deadly single-digit temperatures that will feel like 15 degrees below zero.

the polar vortex is still going to bring lower-than-normal temperatures to the Sunshine State. According to the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay, cooler than normal temperatures could be seen ...

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of ... chills to parts of Midwest to the East Coast, according to the National Weather Service. After descending over the Rockies and Great Plains ...

Scientists say a warming planet may have been responsible for a winter storm that dropped 10 inches of snow on Northwest Florida.

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 30, 2025 as of 11 a.m. Monday: RELATED: Everything you need to know about the polar vortex bringing extreme cold to Colorado 11-mile Canyon Re,

As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens the jet stream.

January has produced some amazing and unbelievable weather patterns across the U.S. The lower elevations of North Idaho continue to struggle for snow as only 8.4 inches have been measured at Cliff’s station in Coeur d’Alene for the season to date.