The phrase "polar vortex" has captured public attention and is now often misused to describe short-term bouts of frigid weather.

This cold blast could be relatively short-lived, with a return to more typical wintry temperatures by later in December.

A strong polar vortex doesn't cause cold weather — it does the opposite. Here's what to know about polar vortices, how they ...

Winter hasn't even officially started, but parts of the country are already bracing for what could feel like the deep freeze ...

The Polar vortex is causing temperatures to plummet dangerously across the Philadelphia region, and frostbite could become a ...

It's a term you hear every couple of winters, when we get stuck in the coldest of cold patterns – polar vortex. But what exactly is it and how does it impact our weather? The polar vortex is like a ...

Year-round, severe, artic air is usually kept tightly contained in the North Pole. Arctic wind patterns create a sort of wall ...

Arctic wind patterns create a sort of wall around the pole that prevents frigid air from trickling southward. That wall that ...

The polar vortex has only recently entered the popular lexicon as something to fear or shiver at each winter: But what is it? Is it a storm that's heading south from the Arctic or perhaps a new ...

High above the North Pole, about 10 to 30 miles above Earth’s surface, sits a massive whirlpool of icy air known as the polar ...

A polar vortex is a mass of cold air that normally stays contained over the Arctic. The cold blast is predicted to be ...

This dramatic-sounding phenomenon is a naturally occurring component of the Earth’s atmosphere that can play a huge role in the type of weather we experience in the US.