A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East. By Eric Niiler If the planet is getting ...

Dangerously cold temperatures combined with wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected to cause life-threatening conditions across parts of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast to close out the week, ...

There is a major weather pattern change underway across the U.S. As we get into next week, the storm track looks really interesting. Major upper-air pattern changes are quite normal. Sometimes we have ...

Winter weather forecasts use specific terms that can be confusing to the general public. The "feels like" temperature and wind chill describe how weather conditions feel to the human body. Another ...

Nexus Mods has confirmed plans to bring native SteamOS support to its Vortex mod manager in 2026, a move that will significantly simplify modding on the Steam Deck and upcoming Steam Machine hardware.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit ...

The polar vortex collapsed, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Single-digit temperatures are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...

A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands ...

As the Great Lakes region braces for a predicted near-record cold this weekend, Michiganians are again cursing the dreaded "polar vortex." But what exactly is this meteorological menace? And why is it ...

You’ve probably heard the term “polar vortex” a lot this winter. But what is it exactly? Imagine a “whirlpool” of cold air that sits high above the Arctic. That is the polar vortex. It’s not a ...

Polar vortexes are a year-round phenomenon. But Chicago-area residents only notice them when they collapse, experts say. That’s what’s happening starting Thursday when dangerously frigid air from ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to stretch the dreaded polar vortex in a way that will send much of the United States a devastating dose of winter weather ...