ELMIRA, N.Y.(WETM) – We begin the next work week with a polar vortex. It will herald unseasonably chilly air to the area and wind chill temperatures again to the negatives. However what’s a polar vortex?
The polar vortex is the jet stream above the Arctic Circle. It is extremely chilly. More often than not it stays up there, however there are circumstances the place it could possibly dip down into North America.
The polar vortex can dip into North America primarily as a result of a weakened jet stream. Within the mid-latitudes, the Twin Tiers is within the mid-latitude, the jet stream known as the prevailing westerlies because it solely travels from west to east. Within the Arctic Circle, the jet stream known as the polar easterlies because it solely travels from east to west.
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When the jet stream weakens or turns into unstable, it could possibly transfer in a wavy sample. This could trigger hotter air from the mid-latitudes to maneuver as much as the Arctic Circle, and vice versa, the cooler air from the Arctic Circle can transfer right down to the mid-latitudes.
The polar vortex transferring into our area doesn’t essentially have to herald snow. We is not going to see snow subsequent workweek, however it is going to be very chilly with highs within the teenagers and lows falling to the only digits and even into the negatives.
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However, there are methods to maintain your self secure.
“If it’s a must to be out within the chilly, ensure to put on loads of layers. Have an emergency package at residence or within the automotive, in the event you’re stranded on the highway or the ability goes out at your house, and all the time have a technique to get climate data as properly,” says Mitchell Gaines, the lead meteorologist at The Nationwide Climate Service in Binghamton.
A NOAA Climate Radio is a software to get data from the Nationwide Climate Service. You’ll find your county to take heed to alerts right here.
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