Mid January Polar Vortex 2025

Mid January Polar Vortex 2025. A new Polar Vortex is forming over the northern Stratosphere, for This January, its southern lobe has shifted over North America, which will be why the cold air mass outbreak will be so intense and push far south towards the Gulf Coast. The first big Arctic outbreak of 2025 is expected to

By mid-January, the forecasted strength of the polar stratospheric winds becomes very uncertain (light red lines). Yes, but: When these strong winds slacken, parts of the polar vortex can detach and meander southward, bringing ultra-cold air to southern Canada, the U.S

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Yes, but: When these strong winds slacken, parts of the polar vortex can detach and meander southward, bringing ultra-cold air to southern Canada, the U.S But the forecast now indicates an interesting core movement of the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere, likely to initiate another deep cold event around mid-month over the United States and Canada Discussion: Stratospheric warming across Eurasia triggers a polar vortex across Northwest Russia later next week.The PV pattern is not particularly intense, and not all models agree on this scenario

A new Polar Vortex is forming over the northern Stratosphere, for. But the forecast now indicates an interesting core movement of the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere, likely to initiate another deep cold event around mid-month over the United States and Canada By mid-January, the forecasted strength of the polar stratospheric winds becomes very uncertain (light red lines).

Polar Vortex 2025 Texas Forecast Map Aria Dawson. Why it matters: The hazardous cold could endanger public health, stress electricity grids, damage crops and make for a frigid Inauguration Day. For the GEFSv12 forecast issued on 18 December 2024, the winds at 60 degrees North (the mean location of the polar vortex) are forecast to remain stronger than normal for at least the next 2 weeks (bold red line)