Location of the polar vortex in March, 2024.
So what does this mean for our weather in Canada?
Well, to put it simply, nothing. At least not this time around.
The reversal happened to not change the shape or path of the jet stream—the major influencer for our weather patterns. So, there really haven’t been any noticeable effects on our weather in Canada from this phenomenon.
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And this is by far not the first time we’ve seen this happen. In fact, a polar vortex reversal had already happened earlier this year, and this one did affect our weather. On the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s polar vortex blog, climate scientists Amy Butler and Laura Ciasto claim that a weaker polar vortex reversal occurred in mid-January and that it is what gave way to the cold snaps that froze over Western Canada and parts of the United States.
And as is the atmosphere’s dynamic nature, the vortex will soon correct itself and resume its usual circulation… until its next disturbance.
With files from livescience.com and NOAA.
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