The polar vortex - not rare or scary, but may lead to unusual snow

[@johnheller4594]

I have followed the weather since I was a kid, over 65 yrs. You are one of the very few that avoids the prediction hype and just tells it like it is. Refreshing!

[@jeffmosesjr]

Dude. Your non hype approach is 100% needed. You have a sub. Great content.

[@alisalavine1052]

Hey, Travis. It's so helpful when you give a macro view of our planet's weather engine. As an astronomy armchair enthusiast, seeing the broader picture makes a lot more sense for me than showing individual elements. Appreciate it.

[@darrellbratcher7745]

Keeping it real Travis. I love it. Keep it up.

[@scm0717]

Love the no-hype. Things need to be pointed out like trends, but so much can happen in just a week. Thank you so much!!

[@northernhappiness7499]

All I know is there's A LOT of said weatherman or woman online doing forecasts and such but you Travis tell it to the utmost truth that you can. I appreciate your input and don't have to really give my hopes up cause I know you try hard not to mis guide us viewers. Thanks again and .. Thinking SNOW 🤙

[@SILAS-y7j]

You Know the best kind of weather video is telling the truth to people about the snow and weather, that is what you do. And that's epic.

[@neneg.4264]

Hi Travis! I truly enjoy your content, always to the point, and I love to see your channel growing so fast, keep up the good work... Best wishes for the New Year 🎉

[@TheAlf61]

Subscribed! Love your realistic outlooks.

[@matthewbrandley9027]

Weather is like a woman's mind. It's unpredictable and best observed from a distance. Thank you for being a voice of reason and common sense

[@GF.2025]

Yea their both crazy 😂

[@ichoppabroccoli3670]

Yep! You can ignore it but end up dealing with it anyway! 😂

[@alisalavine1052]

Misogyny 101.

[@nutteyconcretecutter1852]

Couldn't have explained it any better 😂😂😂😂

[@bukboefidun9096]

Haha. Good analogy

[@marcofluff]

I actually unsubscribed to other weather type channels for overhyped the snow forcast

[@scm0717]

And hurricanes.

[@Crankinstien]

Great channel

[@bolali]

Why are we not getting snow?!!! It’s all your fault! 😅 JK! Thank you sir for your work! This is WAY better than mainstream media that’s boring and bleh! 👍🏽❄️

[@itcantbetruebutis7778]

Your approach is rerefreshing and needed. In a world of tik tok BS and the intense efforts to overwhelm people from all angles, it's good to see a person just doing their Job and a good one at that!!

[@itcantbetruebutis7778]

I've been with ya when you had a few thousand subs and seeing u grow is good to see. I deleted all other weather on this

[@josephmoodler2711]

We could call it the Santa Claus Express 😄

[@Bigsweet2407]

Good videos Travis I enjoy your videos I learned a lot

[@bryanbailey6636]

I'm 100% guilty of stressing out over every single operational run. Have not had a good winter in several yrs in sw MI, so getting used to having every snow miss me. Even lake effect has bypassed my yard for the most part. Hoping this cold air does not get wasted.

[@CO77938]

I like when the models predict that a storm will miss ya, because then it actually gets ya. Great content!

[@Esignn]

Hyping works both way. Calling for no snow is also considered hype.

[@WeatherWithTravis]

Agree, I’m not calling for no snow.

[@bm9074]

To the point no bs thank you sir!!!

[@elkkaraus6087]

Cold makes me want to hibernate

[@OTG_RICK]

So, you mean to tell me as a former Chief Meteorologist, that you don’t personally own hundreds of weather balloons that you release into the atmosphere on the west coast daily?? Psssssh! 😂 Keep up the great content Travis. You’re the most reliable, and non-hyped meteorologist on KZbin. Really appreciate all of your insight and content. If only you could get that herd of weather balloons though, that would be great! 😅

[@countrifried]

I think it worries people here in the SE because, even in NC, we average well above freezing and rarely see snow. Maybe once every 5-10 years do we get some crazy snowfall/winter weather. I don't believe we'll see much of anything here in central NC. This colder weather by itself will put a strain on our power grids (if it gets as cold as some models have shown). Conditions have to be absolutely PERFECT for SE snowstorms....but it's WILD that the models have shown it off and on the past few days.

[@heathrunyon4036]

Call it the Siberian express like we did in the late 70’s.

[@sleepytimeshecomes]

where I live, we are so underprepared for snow that ppl usually die in accidents every time we get even a couple inches that stick.

[@davidboulier6736]

And I totally agree with you about the weirdness and not wanting to call it a polar vortex either, sensationalism sells though

[@Clouds-su3dc]

Perfect bring on the polar vortex I love that and I need it because I have some igloos that I have built and I want cold temperatures for a long time so I can be enjoying it and I been having a lot of warm and rainy days and had to keep the igloo covered with a white trap so the snows cold air can be trapped and it can stay.

[@Age_Of_The_God]

Glad he doesn't hype it up and gives a realistic Future Outlook

[@candicewitzkoske3155]

The issue is so much of the U.S. under extreme cold makes it difficult for the grid!

[@rain73ful]

Good forecast, without all the hype.

[@billk7501]

Hi Travis it`s been very quiet along the I-95 corridor here in the Northeast for the past couple of years now. This season is interesting.

[@ran6110]

Polar Votrex is only scary to those who don't or can't prepare. I'm concerned about those that move into the mid-west without a reasonable expectation of what to expect.

[@scottnyc6572]

Weather became personal when storms were given names,that’s my take at least.For someone who works outdoors i quickly became familiar with the term polar vortex and yes people thought they were going to get sucked up….Smh.

[@trdarsey]

Shenanigans...YES 😊

[@Ailah777]

I heard the 200mph balls of wind INSIDE the border of the vortex will also be released from the EL NINO Interference and spill into the US.

[@jamesdavidson676]

It is very difficult to get a major snowstorm at the Jersey Shore which it does happen every so often, since it depends on the track of the storm.

[@zachbarnes8623]

I would consider it rare being that most areas haven’t seen this cold sense the 60’s

[@WeatherWithTravis]

I don’t know about that far back, 1996 was wild, 2014 was a big hit for the Ohio Valley area. The models are easing back on the cold some, even so, the coldest runs weren’t challenging the cold that far back.

[@AndresdelCampo-t1u]

A polar vortex to me is still a good ol fashioned cold spell or cold snap, polar vortex just sounds more dramatic, and after all, all of our winters are polar because the North Pole or South Pole is where the cold air comes from.

[@rennieden6130]

Good information! Do you think Savannah GA will get ❄️

[@TRguy64]

Polar vortex, YES, I hate how some think this is a fear mongering climate change term, when it simply describes the polar flow that exits and at times breaks off to descend to lower latitudes.

[@davidboulier6736]

Post ten years ago they were called Arctic Blast

[@stevekanyon5765]

Tell that to all the people living in tents and trailers who lost everything from the Helene floods and just got cut off again by recent flooding, not to mention all the homeless.

[@WeatherWithTravis]

I get it, I am from the Appalachians and know the devastation first-hand.

[@tcarroll3954]

@@WeatherWithTravis Well, you should at least mention it.

[@WeatherWithTravis]

Got it

[@Super80ed]

Arctic clipper is what we used to say

[@kiknturtle]

I'm in southwest Michigan, and our 10 day outlook is zero snow and high 20s. It's currently just raining at 36 degrees. Is weather channel wrong? I hope so. Thanks for the video!

[@jeffdees9057]

What usually proceeds that causes the Polar jet to start kicking out these cold air masses? I get that the jet starts getting "kinks" in it but was curious of what gets it started?

[@russelltate3703]

Here is my homework teacher: The lack of a strong northern jet stream. The weakening jet stream begins undulations rather than a predominantly W to E direction. Strong high pressure systems that block the jet stream's path and really causes a larger directional change allowing the polar cold air to move south.

[@jeffdees9057]

​​@russelltate3703 Thank you, seems like thru the month of December wasn't much going on with this jet but has become very active. Huge fan of the weather as I'm getting on up in my years 😊

[@flyingwyoming5184]

Needs to be farther west!

[@SILAS-y7j]

but, the west has seen so much over the last few years and the poor east has been let down over and over again so i guess what the best outcome is that the whole united states would see snow!!!

[@TheCreycool]

Well Travis. It’s winter and I’m back. Seeing if you’re bring me some of that snow to southern West Virginia lol. In your opinion and/or experience-what usually is more accurate? The European or GFS?

[@Amricn7437]

Will there be a chance of snow in Alabama, I hope to see snow for the first time

[@SharonBeeler-x8r]

What are your thoughts about the St. Louis, MO metro area, and its southern counties?

[@Jerrymc1975]

As I always say: I’ll belive it when I see it

[@anabolicamaranth7140]

The coldest low in the 10 day for Bismarck ND predicted by Wunderground is -4F. Lame.

[@brucebruce7816]

Wet dark New Year’s Eve in Chicago

[@davidmcfatridge]

If you lived in Texas, you should be concerned when the term polar vortex is used. In 2021 700 Texans died from storm Uri many others suffered storm damage, loss of electricity, loss of water,...

[@WeatherWithTravis]

Agree, that was bad. I do worry about the potential, but it is still going back and forth regarding the severity. Hoping it all falls apart and we just get a typical January chill.

[@tktropicals4997]

this cold air will keep any storms forecast off coast. how about not a true attic blast so we can get that storm to come up east coast

[@BranDZ7]

What's snow?

[@richardcatalinajr.369]

The cold is a big deal. Put any ideas of snow out of your head if you live in an area that doesn't get much snow. Way to early to forecast any storms.

[@garys.7846]

Regarding the Lake Effect snows in upstate NY in the next few days. You're not quite correct regarding the snow expected off of Lake Ontario. Yes, a few weeks back it was the Tug Hill, Jefferson and Lewis counties mainly. Look at your latest model maps. This time the snow bands will be further southward. Owsego, Oneida, Onondaga, Madison and Herkimer counties. In these parts, wind direction is a big factor. The same with Lake Erie. This time the area well south of Buffalo will be expected as opposed to the last event.

[@WeatherWithTravis]

Maybe, but NWS had winter storm watches out for those areas, now lake effect snow warnings.

[@SILAS-y7j]

If a low is 1000 you would get a little storm most of the time off the coast if it was in the gulf it would be a tropical storm now if it was a 990 if it was winter and it hit the coat people would see about 1 to 5 inches of snow and if it was in the gulf then that would be a cat 1 or 2 now if it was a 980 it would drop around 2 to 12 inches a big snowstorm and in the gulf a cat 1, 2, or 3 now if it was a 970 it could drop 3 to 37 inches of snow! and would be a cat 3, 4, or 5 in the gulf!!! at least that's what i think...

[@josephconner4756]

Any chance for snow in Whittier and Western North Carolina in next few weeks

[@petechaklas6168]

Probably not. We never get it. Even with the damn cold air, then moisture right below. Low and behold the damn thing is going through Florida ( second storm). Dude I give up on the Carolinas. Every damn year.

[@SILAS-y7j]

Yes a good chance compared to normal for North Carolina to see some snow around the 11th of January.

[@petechaklas6168]

@SILAS-y7j I have no faith. Always misses us. always!🤣

[@SILAS-y7j]

@@petechaklas6168 i could see why, i thought the same to in mid December here in southern new jersey. then, a Inch of snow happened in December! that's very rare!

[@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv]

"This next storm will definitely be caused by global warming polar vortex" - weather channel

[@tcarroll3954]

The Weather Channel is pure propaganda. A volcano erupting is caused by global Warming....

[@SILAS-y7j]

Nope it "COULD" snow in tampa and orlando but its like a 4% chance or less.

[@Attalla2023]

What, you not going to say storm of a life time. Run hide save yourself. This is winter nothing new. Thanks for staying normal

[@petechaklas6168]

Well. I give up. No snow again for NC even with the dang cold air. I'm done. .

[@Cicada241]

I don't know why people care about fluffy white stuff so much

[@petechaklas6168]

@Cicada241 because it's awesome 👌. First off it's beautiful, makes people be in a happier mood, fun for activities, like snowboarding, sledding, stuff like that. Just overall a fun time. Except if you travel in it. That sucks.

[@Cicada241]

@@petechaklas6168 well looks like that ain't happening according to you 🤪

[@petechaklas6168]

@Cicada241 nope! Never freaking dose! Mother nature always let's NC down lol

[@Cicada241]

@@petechaklas6168 Blame the NC mountains for most of our losses

[@tommyhunter1817]

All HYPE.

[@crandonborth]

So why does the European model seem to be more accurate at predicting weather in North America?? Seems counterintuitive.

[@WeatherWithTravis]

It is a global model, like the GFS and Canadian models. It does good almost everywhere, globally. It also misses hard too.

[@SirKoto51]

I need Alex Jon and Jimmy in bloodgames 2

[@dustinmills5939]

Folks there is nothing exciting here, typical winter weather

[@jasonsmith373]

'Big Weather' and their vorticity hype, smh. Next thing you know they'll be taking it upon themselves to name winter storms.🤷

[@heathrunyon4036]

Call it the Siberian express like we did in the late 70’s.