(NEXSTAR) – A good chunk of the country could be in for cooler-than-average temperatures this Thanksgiving and beyond. The most recent outlooks from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction ...

Scientists are still trying to understand the atmospheric disturbances. A significant change in the atmosphere means the weeks after Thanksgiving could be colder and snowier than normal across ...

The polar vortex is weakening, which means New England is in for a colder than usual December, with episodic cold snaps. Every year around this time, that phrase — “polar vortex” — starts to buzz ...

In yet another sign that winter weather is either here or will be soon, the dreaded polar vortex is making news yet again. Its potential arrival in the United States over the next few weeks is cause ...

Nearly all of New England has seen its share of frigid cold days and record mountain snow so far this November — and looking ahead, we’re about to get hit with another blast of Arctic air from a ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

A wide swath of the western U.S. may be in for below-average temperatures as forecasts suggest an Arctic blast is looming. Reading time 3 minutes Much of the contiguous U.S. could be in for a very ...

Meteorologists warn that an “extraordinary and unique” atmospheric event could reshape the 2025-2026 winter outlook. A rare, possible disruption of the polar vortex—which determines how cold it ...

Something unusual may be brewing in the stratosphere, and meteorologists say it could change the course of the winter forecast. The atmosphere is at a "critical juncture," and what happens in November ...

Michael Ivins is a founding member of the Flaming Lips who left the fold in 2021 after 38 years on the experimental fringes of the psychedelic rock world, playing bass on such career-defining triumphs ...