Wild swings make spring a difficult season to forecast in Canada, even more so this year amid a transition from a weak La Nina to perhaps the first sign of a new El Nino.

Brits are set for more icy weather later this month with maps showing heavy snow and rain set to fall amid sub-zero ...

New weather data shows much of the UK enveloped in snow and rain through the early part of next week as cold temperatures ...

A POLAR vortex collapse is set to send temperatures plummeting across Scotland. Experts at the Met Office have warned the ...

Heavy snow is expected in a -5C Arctic blast later this month due to a rare polar vortex and weather maps show the areas of ...

The polar vortex, a mass of freezing air that encircles the Earth's poles, plays a crucial role in winter weather patterns. When it weakens, it can destabilise the jet streams, allowing icy Arctic air ...

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The UK could be braced to feel the effects of a stratospheric weather event that could bring freezing temperatures and snow in March.

US braces for life-threatening cold with temperatures as low as -50 degrees FahrenheitLink Weather maps reveal ... weakens the jet stream, releasing frigid air from polar regions into North ...

The event could cause extreme winter weather and disrupt travel across the US and Canada - will it make it across the pond?

The vortex's winds, existing high in the stratosphere, can exceed 155 mph. In essence, the polar vortex is a massive ball of rotating cold air influenced by the jet stream. A strong polar vortex is ...