polar vortex

National Weather Service meteorologists say the wild weather swings we've experienced this winter will continue into the spring.

Even though Cleveland was colder than the North Pole (Alaska, at least) on account of the Polar Vortex, the weather is going to shift dramatically warmer in a matter of days.

The painfully cold weather holding much of the Midwest in a historic deep freeze sent temperatures plunging to record lows Thursday in several cities as…

Northeast Ohio was promised extreme arctic temperatures, and that's what it got. A wind chill warning bridged Tuesday and Thursday, with wind chill values around -30 degrees at times. The forecast shows Northeast Ohio could be in for temperatures in the 50s in a matter of days, and the freeze and thaw could bring potholes and other strains on infrastructure, especially water pipes.

The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?

As dangerously low temperatures hit Columbus on Tuesday night, the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department extended community center hours of…

"Some places could see wind chill readings as low as 60 below zero," the postal service said as it halted delivery for a day in parts of the Great Plains and Midwest.

Wind chill warnings stretch from the Dakotas into Western Pennsylvania. Airlines have canceled thousands of flights, and the governors of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois have declared emergencies.

Update Jan. 30: The Ohio State University will reopen Thursday, but classes that start before 11 a.m. are canceled. Columbus City Schools has canceled all…