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
Ask the Meteorologist: Was our recent stretch of cold, snow due to the "polar vortex?"
Month-to-date temperature analysis shows that February 2025 has been the coldest in the U.S. has seen in 15 years. In 2010, the temperature anomaly was 4.1° below average. Currently, February's average temperature across the U.S. is 3.8° below average.
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
Polar vortex ushers in life-threatening cold for over 90 million as far south as Florida, Texas
The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.
‘Life-threatening cold’ expected as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies 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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Polar Vortex 2025: Meteorologists Sound Alarm Over Brutal Cold to Hit US
Meteorologists explained that polar vortex intrusions are usually not disruptive, however, they can occasionally lead to cold air outbreaks and winter storms, which may affect travel conditions ...
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.
Icy air has descended on the US. Is the polar vortex to blame?
The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...