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A forecast map reveals which states can expect to see “persistent cold” in the weeks ahead, after experts said the polar vortex would unleash waves of icy air across parts of the U.S. through January.

The stratospheric polar vortex, the winter engine that traps Arctic cold high above the North Pole, is entering its seasonal collapse. What’s left is the lower-level polar vortex core, lingering over ...

Forecasters say that the polar vortex will usher in waves of frigid air across parts of the U.S. through January. The “more active polar vortex will drive colder air and snow across the central and ...

The snow has melted, the air is warm, and the first day of spring 2026 is near, but don't pull out the swimsuit just yet, because "false spring" in New York will be disrupted by the polar vortex split ...