Next week’s pre-winter arctic plunge might be a sign of things to come for the Eastern U.S., as several key weather patterns will converge to bring early bone-chilling cold and potentially

More than 84 million are under winter weather bulletins with several states expected to see lows 10 to 25 degrees below normal.

The odds of extreme cold this winter in the US, Asia, and parts of Europe are climbing, threatening to boost energy bills for consumers. A deep freeze would likely mean higher prices for power and natural gas, adding to the cost burden for ratepayers as inflation remains stubbornly high.

Publications have labeled it everything from an “arctic outbreak” to a “cold blast.” But whatever you call it, the effect is the same: it’s going to be cold this week. The Weather Channel has dubbed it a “cold outbreak” and noted that it may mean record-breaking cold temperatures in places like Florida.

The polar vortex shot into public lexicon sometime around January 2014, after a notable outbreak of icy arctic air that winter. The cold froze over most of the surface of the Great Lakes, requiring ice cutters to carve a shipping lane.

As winter approaches, a significant meteorological phenomenon is on the horizon: an early Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event is expected to disrupt the Polar Vortex. This disruption will likely lead to cold weather and snowfall across the United States and Canada,

Our first true shot of winter arrives late Sunday and spills into the first half of next week. I’m not talking about snow. Instead, a shot of Arctic air will plunge south into the United States from Canada and migrate east over New England.

The big winter (and popular) topic is dusted off very early this season as frigid air plunges south for Veterans' Day. But what is the Polar Vortex, exactly?

North Carolina's first freeze typically occurs between late October and mid-November, depending on the specific location. The NOAA predicts a winter with above-normal temperatures and below-average precipitation for most of North Carolina.

As the winter season approaches, the U.S. is bracing for an early and fierce cold front, with both the La Niña climate pattern and the polar vortex setting the stage for a bitter season. Meteorologists are predicting that this combination of weather patterns will not only bring freezing temperatures to the East Coast but also lead to