Verkkobut if you like proper winter weather with cold and snow, a weak/disrupted polar vortex is your best bet. As each year is different in the story of the polar vortex,. Verkkothe polar vortex is the name given to the counterclockwise flow of air that occurs over the polar regions of a planet. On earth, the vortex becomes less. Verkkolooking for an escape route from the polar vortex? Verkkofinland is located on the edge of the polar vortex. If the vortex breaks down in the middle of winter, exceptionally cold air could reach as far as. Verkkothis tropospheric circulation pattern is the most favorable for producing planetary wave trains that jostle the stratosphere from below in just the. Verkkothe polar stratosphere enters darkness and becomes cold relative to the tropical stratosphere [footnote 1]. The temperature contrast makes for strong. Verkkoa shift in the polar vortex will allow old man winter to deliver some of the coldest air of the season so far to parts of the northeastern united states from. Verkkoa new polar vortex is developing in the stratosphere over the north pole as nights get longer over the polar regions and temperatures drop.