It’s been warmer in Alaska than in three dozen other states. If someone asked you, “Where can I go in the United States to ...

The Carolinas, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas ... Elsewhere, a displaced lobe of the polar vortex has brought an unrelenting chill to large parts of the contiguous United States.

At the same time we go into a touch milder southwest flow, the polar vortex will still be churning away over northeast Canada. I don’t expect a full onslaught of the polar vortex to shift south ...

And if the polar vortex is to blame. First, a quick refresher on the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a region of very strong winds that form a circle around the North Pole. The vortex is located ...

The big winter weather challenge has now come and gone in the form of last week’s polar vortex. The Eastern railroads got doubly lucky as they also had to contend with Winter Storm Enzo, a rare ...

You also notice the end of the forecast indicates the polar vortex may be making another swipe at Michigan in mid-February. At that time of year it can still be a very cold outbreak. However it ...

The polar vortex is expected to remain on the Canadian side of the North Pole, which will keep an abundant supply of Arctic air readily available to fight back at times against the milder pattern.

Cold outbreaks - including an episode in January 2014 that brought the coldest winter in the Midwest in decades - introduced much of the public to the polar vortex. The phrase refers to a ...

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