A strong polar vortex in the stratosphere has brought subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South.

WASHINGTON — We are in the middle of a blast of extreme cold weather in D.C. The polar vortex has shifted, spilling cold air across the U.S. with below freezing temperatures and subzero wind chills.

The United States is currently experiencing an intense cold front linked to the so-called Arctic “polar vortex”. The icy air that has particularly affected the central and eastern United States is now descending as far as the Gulf Coast.

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.

According to the National Weather Service, a polar vortex will impact most of the country this weekend, here is what you need to know.

The most unusually cold air in the Northern Hemisphere will be over the United States early next week, bringing dangerously frigid conditions.

A rare winter storm is getting set to slam the Gulf Coast and South, with cities from Texas to Florida under Winter Storm Warnings.

A blast of Arctic air is set to cover much of the United States with temperatures below freezing starting on Friday and into next week, impacting millions of Americans in nearly all of the contiguous states.

SpaceX’s latest launch, Falcon 9 Starlink 13-1, was a testament to the resilience of space exploration even under extreme weather conditions.

A series of cold fronts the last few weeks has kept Florida downright chilly, as another winter storm starts to take aim this weekend

This cold was certainly extraordinary, but the polar vortex event of January 2019 brought life in the northern and central United States to a frozen halt. At that time in our area, the coldest actual temperature was recorded at Preston,

A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.