Polar Vortex 2024 Newspaper. The polar vortex, a region of circulating winds that confines cold air to the poles, has been spinning backwards since march 4 due to atmospheric warming. A new polar vortex is forming in the stratosphere over the north pole and will impact the weather as we head closer to winter 2023/2024.

Learn how the polar vortex affects the troposphere and. The stratospheric polar vortex is a seasonal phenomenon.