Erin Davis/Axios Visuals All of Virginia will be freezing early this week. Why it matters: The hazardous cold could be a public health risk, threaten to burst pipes, and stress electricity grids. The ...

Imagine the polar vortex as a giant, icy whirlpool far above the Earth, keeping frigid Arctic air contained near the north ...

The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere will be over the United States early next week, bringing dangerously ...

An area stretching from Texas to Tennessee braced Wednesday for the possible arrival of freezing rain and snow even as some ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Another system is forecast to affect ... low daytime temperatures was on Christmas Eve 2022. RELATED: Polar vortex is bringing bitterly cold temps to Hampton Roads next week ...

Two substantial storm systems may form as the polar vortex moves south. The first system is expected to form near the Mid-Atlantic coast on Sunday, bringing accumulating snow from Virginia to Maine.

Some areas of the U.S. may see temperatures as low as -20 or -30 degrees early next week as arctic air from Siberia rolls in.

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...

But during the winter, it is joined by a second atmospheric phenomenon dubbed the polar vortex. This swirl of frigid air, located more than 10 miles above Earth’s surface, strengthens each year ...