Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland

US suffers record-breaking cold: What's going on with the polar vortex?
"An Arctic air mass is expected to plunge into the Central U.S. this week, with high confidence for widespread, record-breaking cold," NWS said in the forecast. "Through Friday [F
Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.
The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter
How Alaska’s cold keeps ending up in the Lower 48 A few atmospheric factors — including the polar vortex — have come together to make the US the epicenter of cold this winter. One is a ...
Polar vortex-related Arctic outbreak brings record cold across U.S.
An Arctic blast tied in part to the polar vortex is driving record frigid air south from the Northern Plains toward the Gulf Coast Wednesday in a cold snap that will last the entire week. Threat level: This event is setting daily record cold temperatures and is forecast to bring for the coldest temperatures on record for this late in the season.
Very cold weather coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter
Meteorologists warn that the coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy and prolonged exclamation point on America’s winter of repeated polar vortex invasions starting this weeken
Why has it been so cold in Rochester? It's not just the polar vortex
The polar vortex is not synonymous with cold snaps, but when it slides toward the United States, the polar jet stream can mirror the distortion and introduce Arctic air. While this distortion is often caused by weakening of the polar vortex, that’s not the case this time.
Polar vortex triggers unusually cold winter
After enjoying a brief period of warmth, the United States, including the southeast is once again facing a bitter cold weather pattern.This shift is due to yet
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Polar Vortex 2025: Meteorologists Sound Alarm Over Brutal Cold to Hit US
According to the Severe Weather Europe website—an online resource of global weather forecasts—a mass of cold air, spurred by the polar vortex, has been forecast to move over Canada and the northern ...
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A deadly polar vortex is hitting the US. But what is it?
bringing unusually cold weather south and permitting warmer weather to creep up north. This week, parts of the U.S. are experiencing the 10th and coldest polar vortex event this season.
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'Life-threatening cold' expected as polar vortex stretches across US after deadly weekend flooding
which remained under an "extreme cold warning" along with large swaths of South Dakota and Minnesota.Meteorologists said several states would experience the 10th and coldest polar vortex event ...
Brutal polar vortex cold shutters Midwest schools, breaks North Dakota record
More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, ...
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Polar vortex brings wind chills as low as minus 20 to Chicago region
A group of people walk toward the pedestrian tunnel that connects Hyde Park to Promontory Point as Presidents Day temperatures dropped and stayed cold across the Chicago area on Monday. Tyler ...
The phenomenon that has the US frozen: What is happening with the polar vortex?
Extreme weather is sweeping across the United States. Last week, the polar vortex peaked, bringing freezing temperatures to ...
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Polar Air Pushed Out
The strong polar vortex which ushered in the record cold is being replaced by a warming trend. All this week high ...
Why the U.S. has been home to Earth’s most unusually cold air this year
The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.