Polar Vortex 2024 News Today. The polar vortex bringing freezing conditions to parts of the province originates in the north pole — meaning that freezing air you're feeling on your face is quite literally from the. Based on the january 15, 2024 forecast, the stratospheric polar vortex winds will.

A new polar vortex is developing in the stratosphere over the north pole as nights get longer over the polar regions and temperatures drop. That theoretically could let the jet stream, or river of winds high up, shift.