An icy winter storm fueled by a polar vortex is set to drop 1 to 3 inches of snow on the metro area Monday, starting in the thick of the morning commute and only intensifying as the evening rush approaches.

A recent study explains how warmer temperatures at the top of the planet destabilize the jet stream and allow colder air to travel south.

A huge swath of the U.S. is being blasted by ice, snow and wind, as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend is keeping an area stretching from

New York City was hammered with moderate snow and brutal cold Monday as a polar vortex and ice storm simultaneously slammed the East Coast.

Let’s give a warm Jersey welcome to the visiting polar vortices. That, of course, smacks of insincerity since there’s nothing warm about these frigid spin-off swirls as they uninvitingly drop down from core regions of the Arctic Circle.

The Arctic polar vortex has been pushing icy winds throughout ... Utah and Colorado, as well as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. However, the map implied ...

A major winter blast is stirring up dangerous conditions across the U.S. central and southern states all the way to the East Coast

(AP) — A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped ... The warnings extended to New Jersey into early Tuesday. At the storied Calumet ...

So, as the Deep South grapples with the foreign language of snowflake icons making a (for some, repeat) appearance in weather apps, a reality check is in order.

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.

People living "basically anywhere from the Rockies eastward" will see extremely cold temperatures over the next several days, a meteorologist says. That includes Kansas City, which is set to host a Chiefs playoffs game this weekend.

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