Polar Vortex 2024 Predictions Map
Polar Vortex 2024 Predictions Map. Based on the january 15, 2024 forecast, the stratospheric polar vortex winds will decrease to zero, just reaching the threshold of a major sudden stratospheric warming, in the next day or two. The stratospheric polar vortex did indeed rapidly weaken.
This figure shows the area within the polar vortex that has temperatures low enough to form polar stratospheric clouds (pscs). A weaker polar vortex usually means a weaker jet stream, which increases the chance of a more.