Bundle up Tennessee because it's about to get downright frigid. Tennessee, along with most of the lower 48 states, can expect a blast of cold air thanks to a polar vortex.

Bundle up Tennessee because it's about to get downright frigid. Tennessee, along with most of the lower 48 states, can expect a blast of cold air thanks to a polar vortex.

The polar vortex is to blame. The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. Accessibility statement Skip to main content ...

Polar vortex to bring frigid temperatures, snow and ice to millions of Americans About 60 million people are forecast to experience subzero temperatures. The polar vortex may also fuel yet another ...

Most of the U.S. will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures tumbling below freezing for most of the nation starting this weekend.

The polar vortex is coming back. After a half-month hiatus, frigid air will again surge across the United States beginning this weekend through next week, as the unusually cold blob of air dips ...

The polar vortex has taken on an unexpected pattern this winter - one that’s made part of the United States the most unusually cold place on the planet, at least so far this year.

A polar vortex is set to bring weeks of icy temperatures to the Lower Hudson Valley and New York City. “This could end up being the coldest January since 2011 for the U.S. as a whole,” said ...

By Ben Noll, The Washington Post. The polar vortex is coming back. After a half-month hiatus, frigid air will again surge across the United States beginning this weekend through next week, as the ...

These polar vortex stretches are happening more frequently as the world — and especially the Arctic — warms, a 2021 paper published in the journal Science, also co-authored by Cohen, demonstrated.