According to meteorologists and climatologists, critical changes in two major atmospheric patterns—La Nina and the polar ...

A sudden, dramatic shift in temperatures high in the atmosphere will dance with the La Niña weather pattern. There won't be a clear winner.

The polar vortex is one of Earth’s most powerful climate systems and scientists believe it may be collapsing. This could ...

Brace yourselves; winter is coming. "Polar vortex" may have been the weather catchphrase of last winter, but it's coming back and it's bringing snow and freezing temperatures along with it. While it ...

You could be forgiven for not noticing that last month was the planet's third warmest February on record. That’s because local temperatures plunged during the third week of February 2025, shattering ...

Cold weather and snow on the way for some areas of the US, but how will global weather patterns - like a La Niña or polar vortex - factor into an early winter? FOX Weather digs into what Americans can ...

As the winter season unfolds, meteorologists are looking at many things in the atmosphere that can influence our temperatures and snowfall. The polar vortex is one ...

The polar vortex is stirring up, bringing the earliest hints that the weather is changing as autumn has officially arrived. In the short term, this means gradual cool-downs and a more active storm ...

The polar vortex is beginning its seasonal strengthening, signaling a gradual shift toward cooler weather. Frost advisories were issued in parts of the Great Lakes region, New York, and New England as ...

The polar vortex shot into public lexicon sometime around January 2014, after a notable outbreak of icy arctic air that ...