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Polar Vortex Coming Your Way—This Winter is Going to Crush You Winter 2024-2025 is officially bringing severe cold with a dramatic twist: the polar vortex is intensifying and threatening to slam your region with record-breaking cold temperatures, powerful winds, and potentially dangerous conditions. With forecasters warning of a major polar vortex disruption, are you prepared for a winter that could truly crush your comfort, travel plans, and energy bills? ### What Is a Polar Vortex and Why Is It Returning? The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air circulating near the Earth’s poles. Usually contained by jet streams in the upper atmosphere, this vortex weakens in winter and sometimes splits or shifts southward—Bringing bone-chilling Arctic air deep into mid-latitudes.