Polar Vortex 2024 Houston Time. Texas will unlikely see a polar vortex in january without sudden stratospheric warming. In a disrupted polar vortex, air that generally swirls in a circular pattern around the north pole becomes distorted, pushing the jet stream of cold artic air to the south.

A weaker polar vortex usually means a weaker jet stream, which increases the chance of a more dynamic. A new polar vortex is emerging in the northern stratosphere and will shape the winter 2024/25 weather over the u.s., canada, and europe