As polar vortex season winds down, so does Season 1 of the Polar Vortex Blog. In our final post of the season, we discuss whether the season is ending on a cliffhanger or just tying up loose ends.
For much of the United States, the climate isn't tipping its hand as to whether May temperature and precipitation will be above, below, or near average.
The precise year of the first "ice-free" Arctic summer will likely come down to weather events. For people and other life in the Arctic, the exact timing matters less than the long-term trend.
You should, too.
Our blogger herds some cats who discover that the strong El Niño was not the only factor driving the forecasted precipitation pattern in winter 2023-24. What else was there?
When we get to spring, the polar vortex's days are numbered. When will the "final stratospheric warming" occur this year?
For Women’s History Month, Climate.gov takes a brief look at some early women working in Earth and climate science.
The forecast for April leans mostly warm and wet, with good news for drought in the Central Plains.
Nationally, winter precipitation was a good match to patterns expected based on past El Niños. Our blogger dives into the details.
A record-warm February capped the Northern Hemisphere's warmest winter on record.