Every year, weather enthusiasts eagerly watch and wait for signs that the polar vortex, a mass of cold air spinning around the Arctic, might meander south, sending cold and snow into the lower ...

Charlottesville and much of central Virginia were under an extreme heat warning Tuesday, with temperatures predicted to stay ...

Since I began my column over 10 years ago in IFR Magazine, I’ve strived to write as though you’re with me in the weather operations center. During most of my Air Force career, I worked as an aviation ...

Public perception to the contrary, outbreaks of the polar vortex in the northern hemisphere—the bitter cold triggered by the wandering jet stream—are becoming less common.

What is a polar vortex collapse and why does it affect weather so dramatically?

Winter, which is warming faster than any other season for much of the US, seems to be making a comeback for the first time in years; this January was the coldest in the Lower 48 since 1988.

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year. While the ...

About 60 million people are forecast to experience subzero temperatures. The polar vortex may also fuel yet another snow and ice storm in coming days.

Very cold weather is coming. US about to get 10th and chilliest polar vortex this winter Every state but Hawaii, California and Florida is likely to get a taste of wind chills of 20 degrees or colder.

The polar vortex is coming back. After a half-month hiatus, frigid air will again surge across the United States beginning this weekend through next week, as the unusually cold blob of air dips ...