Polar Vortex 2024 Michigan Map. The cger has provided maps of the polar vortex forecasts both for the northern hemisphere (n.h.) and the southern hemisphere (s.h.) using the forecast data of the ncep (national. These winds are associated with the strength of the polar vortex, and they are strong enough to act as a barrier between the midlatitude and polar air, reinforcing the cold.
Visualizations like this help climate scientists at noaa and elsewhere see the movement and fluctuations in the polar vortex that has been affecting weather patterns in the. When it is displaced from its normal position, very cold air from the arctic can be pushed.