The term “polar vortex” might conjure images of mythical icy storms swirling through the North Pole but in reality it’s a crucial component of our ... Read more The post What Causes the “Polar Vortex” ...

As the National Weather Service explains, the polar vortex is an area of low pressure and cold air that exists over both of ...

While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...

The polar vortex is a “constant feature” that begins to develop sometime in September and persists through sometime in spring ...

Meteorologists also project a few rainy days ahead, which should aid in relieving areas of New England experiencing weak to ...

A senior meteorologist with AccuWeather foresees shots of cold air infiltrating the Northeast in the coming weeks.

Several days into spring, wintry weather will linger as a cold air mass settles in.AccuWeather’s long-range experts say that ...

Several days into the start of spring, wintry weather has returned following the arrival of a cold air mass.AccuWeather’s ...

Mother Nature has some wintry tricks left in the tank through at least the end of March, AccuWeather forecasters say.

As of March 16, average ice cover across the lakes was roughly 13.5%. Lake Superior was at 9.2%, and Lake Michigan was at ...