Why has it been so cold in Rochester? It's not just the polar vortex
The polar vortex is not synonymous with cold snaps, but when it slides toward the United States, the polar jet stream can mirror the distortion and introduce Arctic air. While this distortion is often caused by weakening of the polar vortex, that’s not the case this time.
"An Arctic air mass is expected to plunge into the Central U.S. this week, with high confidence for widespread, ...
The term “polar vortex” usually refers to the gigantic circular upper air weather pattern in the Arctic region. It is a ...
The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...
But where exactly is this air coming from, and how did it arrive? For starters, the Arctic polar vortex is a band of strong westerly winds that form in the stratosphere between about 10 and 30 ...
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The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.
The polar vortex has returned to the U.S., and frostbite-inducing temperatures are blasting millions of Americans.
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