Polar Vortex 2024 Europe Map. Observed and forecasted (noaa gefsv12) wind speed in the polar vortex compared to the natural range of variability (faint shading). Meanwhile the vortex has changed from being displaced towards europe to becoming more elongated across north america and scandinavia, with the possibility of the polar vortex splitting into two lobes in the lowermost.
Sudden stratospheric warmings (and sometimes just the phrase โpolar vortexโ) are often associated with cold and snowy weather; A polar vortex returns to the stratosphere over the north pole to influence the winter 2023/2024 over the united states, canada, and europe