A polar vortex collapse could bring cold weather to the UK later this month, the Met Office has warned. The weather forecaster said there is a 70% chance of a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

Is this anything to do with the Polar Vortex? Actually no - despite what some reports are suggesting. The drop in temperatures this week is due to change in wind direction. So what is the Polar ...

The Met Office says the UK is highly likely to see a polar vortex collapse in March - the weather phenomenon responsible for 2018’s ‘Beast from the East’. A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW ...

There’s also an 80% chance that a polar vortex could collapse later this month, forecasters said, bringing wintry conditions. Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Chris Bulmer said ...

Such events can cause the polar vortex to destabilise, allowing the frigid air normally confined to the Arctic to spread further south, bringing snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. A similar ...

Article continues below This phenomenon is characterised by a reversal of winds, the stratosphere polar vortex, high up in the stratosphere. These winds are currently weakening rapidly.

The polar vortex is a part of Earth's atmosphere that is found over the North Pole. Strong winds typically keep the vortex locked in place, but periodically, changes in the weather can cause the ...

The SSW is linked to Polar Vortex Collapse - and is the rare system that was responsible for the Beast from the East in 2018. Seven years ago an SSW created weather that left the UK snowed in for ...

Brits are set for a -5C Arctic blast with snow falling at two inches per hour due to a rare polar vortex. There is no end yet to the wintry weather as after a milder start to March the ...