Jan 16, 2025 · The first polar vortex swept across the country bringing dangerous snow, ice, and wind to millions of Americans. It also disrupted flights, closed schools, and impacting several major U.S. cities.

Jan 3, 2025 · Central Florida: Mid to upper 20s, even in Orlando South Florida: It's hard for Arctic air "to get all the way down there, but temperatures could be around the freezing mark. It would take a lot to get Miami around freezing but interior locations could potentially slip …

Dec 30, 2024 · The polar vortex approaching Florida Jan. 11-12 could harm northern citrus groves. Even southern groves could "flirt" with damaging temperatures.

Jan 16, 2025 · The polar vortex is an enormous ring of powerful winds spinning above the North Pole. It normally circles the Arctic and it typically stays contained by a strong jet stream, but when this ring of frigid arctic air becomes unstable as the jet stream weakens, which allows the cold arctic air to spill southward into the lower 48.

Jan 3, 2025 · Northern Florida and the Panhandle appear set for freezing wind chills in January, as a polar vortex is forecast to push frigid winds across the country.

Jan 16, 2025 · The polar vortex is an enormous ring of powerful winds spinning above the North Pole. It normally circles the Arctic, and it typically stays contained by a strong jet stream, but this ring of frigid arctic air becomes unstable as the jet stream weakens, which allows the cold arctic air to spill southward into the lower 48.

Jan 9, 2025 · A polar vortex is a stream of cold air that normally spins around the poles high in the stratosphere. The phenomenon blasts Arctic air across part of North America and can disrupt weather patterns. In central Florida, the coldest temps will be from 4:-00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning.

Jan 16, 2025 · The polar vortex is an enormous ring of powerful winds spinning above the North Pole. It normally circles the Arctic and it typically stays contained by a strong jet stream, but when this ring of frigid arctic air becomes unstable as the jet stream weakens, which allows the cold arctic air to spill southward into the lower 48.

Nov 29, 2024 · Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are expected in the area again tonight from midnight through 7 a.m. CST and through 9 a.m. for eastern parts of the Panhandle and Big Bend area. "Take...

Florida braces for a rare chill as a powerful cold front sweeps in Sunday, bringing a dramatic drop in temperatures and a taste of winter!