Folks in the central and eastern United States may be wondering: Is winter on the way out? Here's what meteorologists say.

As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of Earth’s poles 10 to 30 miles above the surface. The term vortex is used to ...

The cold weather appears to be here to stay in South Jersey, at least until mid-February. A polar vortex is expected to keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The polar vortex has broken, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Temperatures in ...

Bitterly cold conditions can be a result of more than one thing, and in the case of January's deep freeze, the blame shouldn't rest on the polar vortex.

The polar vortex has shifted from obscure jargon to a phrase that can shut down schools, snarl air travel and strain power grids across continents. In the 2020s, as the climate warms and ...