While this polar vortex event will not affect Northern California, its presence in the central and eastern U.S. will have an impact on the weather pattern for the West Coast. What is the polar vortex?

Despite a warming climate, bone-chilling winter cold can grip parts of the U.S. In a study appearing in Science Advances, ...

A polar vortex is currently hitting the United States, ... That includes California, Washington, Oregon and Nevada, as well as Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho.

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.

Very Cold Weather Is Coming. US About to Get 10th and Chilliest Polar Vortex This Winter The coldest burst of Arctic air this season is coming to put an icy exclamation point on America's winter ...

The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a normal pattern that is stronger in the winter and keeps some of the ...

Weather; Polar Vortex may not be done with Michigan, but only as a side-swipe. Published: ; Jan. 31, 2025, 1:40 p.m.

(Watch the forecast from Dec. 30 at 4 p.m. in the video player above.) While this polar vortex event will not affect Northern California, its presence in the central and eastern U.S. will have an ...