Learn about how the polar vortex has impacted the Valley this month. ... In fact, many locations in Ohio experienced 60°F temperatures which is 40°+ warmer than the normal low temperatures.

Definition: The polar vortex is a flow of wind aloft that is always present above the cold, North and South Pole areas. In the Northern Hemisphere this results in a counter-clockwise flow of air ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The polar vortex is swinging into the Midwest next week, and Northeast Ohio might brace for frigid temperatures around Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Snow is possible, and ...

OH weather: Looks like polar vortex will skip Northeast Ohio Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 12:01 p.m. Heavy snow fell over Northeast Ohio overnight, Tuesday, December 1, 2020.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Polar vortex is a popular term when it comes to forecasting winter weather, but became more mainstream back in 2014.

Wirdzek said the polar vortex isn’t “coming back” this week, it is already there, and it won’t be moving from its spot near the north pole.

In central Ohio, the polar vortex will begin Friday starting with a cold front. According to the National Weather Service, Friday will bring rain and snow before 9 a.m. Friday night will be cloudy ...

A disruption in the polar vortex may bring arctic air to southwestern Ohio starting Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, and the chilly winter weather could last in spurts into February.

COLUMBUS — Ten years ago on January 6-7, Ohio was deep in the throes of brutally cold conditions.A lobe of the polar vortex, representing a piece of the coldest air in North America, slid ...

The term “vortex” refers to the counter-clockwise flow of air that helps keep the colder air near the Poles. These winds are located in the stratosphere, about 6 to 30 miles above the ground.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The buzzword ...

So what is the polar vortex, really? With a cold arctic blast headed our way this week, Stormcenter 7 Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek decided it was a perfect time to dispel some myths regarding the ...