Next Polar Vortex 2024 Map. What is a polar vortex and how does it work? But if you like proper winter weather with cold and snow, a weak/disrupted polar vortex is your best bet.
Polar vortex expert amy butler and arctic expert james overland offer perspectives on the february cold snap in the southern u.s., the polar vortex, and how. The polar vortex is a circulation of winds high up in the stratosphere, up to 30 miles (50 km) above the earth.