Polar Vortex February 2025 Map

Polar Vortex February 2025 Map. It’s a permanent feature that typically sits over the north pole, keeping the hemisphere’s coldest air in the polar region. A polar vortex could bring cold winds to much of the u.s.

But when the vortex weakens or gets a little wobbly, all that bitter cold escapes and slides south, hitting places like the us with extreme winter weather. In january it was stretched polar vortex (pv) events quickly followed by a snap back to a strong pv and then the whole cycle repeating itself.