As the U.S. prepares to take on another bout of cold weather, the term "polar vortex" is getting thrown around. But what is ...

Michigan is set for several days of frigid temperatures and heavy lake-effect snow as Arctic air continues its slow march across the eastern U.S.

The polar vortex will push Artic air south, and a severe winter storm could follow. How cold will it get in Louisiana?

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

A polar vortex brings bitterly cold Arctic air into southern Ontario. Here’s what it is and what you can expect.

The polar vortex, a mass of cold air over the Arctic, is beginning its seasonal strengthening. A strong polar vortex typically keeps the coldest air locked near the North Pole. A weaker or wobbling ...

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 ...

The polar vortex has broken, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Temperatures in the 10s are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...

Three separate rounds of Arctic air have already swept across the central and eastern United States through mid-December, courtesy of a displaced polar vortex positioned near Hudson Bay, Canada. If ...