Every winter, millions of people brace for news about the polar vortex - that vast, spinning mass of frigid Arctic air high in the stratosphere that occasionally escapes its usual boundaries and ...

The weather forecast is looking promising for warmer weather as the calendar turns to March. In the East, a dramatic warm-up is in the forecast, and the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for March 6 ...

Tue, Mar 24, 2026 Easter egg hunts and bunnies might have to cope with ice and snow as a huge cold front looks set to swamp ...

Something alarming is happening at the top of the world. Polar bears, long regarded as the living symbol of a warming planet, are getting physically smaller. Their bodies are lighter, their cubs are ...

After an extended May preview, the "false spring" in the eastern United States is over, and is being replaced by more typical chilly March weather (for now). Highs in the 60s, 70s and 80s are being ...

A polar vortex split high in the stratosphere is expected to send frigid Arctic air toward Michigan and the Great Lakes. The event could bring colder-than-normal temperatures and late frosts to the ...