The Polar Vortex and NJ: What you need to know

Stratospheric polar vortex and tropospheric polar vortex


The polar vortex

It’s been meteorology’s biggest buzz word in our everyday weather conversations since it gained fame in 2014. However, it’s often misused and misunderstood. As with most things in life, it’s more complicated than it seems.

Yes, the polar vortex is generally responsible for deep cold and even snowstorms during the winter. However, there are two parts to the polar vortex and typically, when it’s colder than average for a while, like it was last week, the polar vortex already left New Jersey.

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