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Polar Vortex Winds Reverse in Earliest Sudden Warming on Record
The polar vortex has flipped to easterly winds, the earliest major sudden stratospheric warming on record, the BBC reports. What it may mean for UK weather is unclear.
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Met Office Says Polar Vortex Is Not Behind UK’s Cold Snap
The Met Office says the UK's first cold spell of late autumn is not caused by the polar vortex. Frost is expected, with some snow in northern Scotland.
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Met Office Expects Snow Showers in 10 Scottish Areas on Thursday
The Met Office expects snow showers in 10 areas of northern Scotland on Thursday as colder air spreads south, with frost by Friday. Here is the forecast.
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Met Office Flags Record-Early Stretch of the Arctic Polar Vortex
The Met Office says the stratospheric polar vortex is unusually stretched, and a sudden warming could be the earliest on record. Effects on UK weather are unclear.
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Polar Vortex Weakens as Model Shows -3C Daytime Freeze for Scotland
The Met Office says the polar vortex is weakening. The ECMWF model shows midday temperatures of -3C in Scotland and -4C in northern England on Friday.
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Stratospheric Warming Weakens Polar Vortex, Raising UK Cold Odds
A warming high in the stratosphere is weakening the polar vortex, the Met Office says, raising the chance of UK cold later in November. What it can and cannot tell us.