{"id":425991,"date":"2026-01-24T00:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/425991\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T00:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:07:11","slug":"watch-brrr-why-a-polar-vortex-is-causing-extreme-cold-in-canada-videoclip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/425991\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH \u2014 Brrr! Why a polar vortex is causing extreme cold in Canada | videoclip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        This polar vortex is colliding with an atmospheric river\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been waiting for an excuse to stay inside under the covers, today might be your lucky day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A blast of cold, Arctic air is visiting parts of Canada starting on Friday and into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Known as a polar vortex, this weather phenomenon involves the cold air that would normally stay around the North Pole moving south.<\/p>\n<p>Think of it a little like the North Pole visiting your neighbourhood. Brrr!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and parts of Atlantic Canada like New Brunswick will deal with temperatures that may set chilly records.<\/p>\n<p>Some places will be colder than others.<\/p>\n<p>If you live in these provinces, don\u2019t be surprised if you see \u201420 C or colder on your weather app.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While polar vortexes aren\u2019t new, this particular one is especially cold and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidsnews\/post\/kids-awarded-by-ontario-town-for-shovelling-snow-as-part-of-their-faith\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">snowy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It will be teaming up with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/kidsnews\/post\/watch-theres-an-atmospheric-river-going-through-b.c-whats-that\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">atmospheric river<\/a> to bring about low temperatures followed by potentially big snowfalls.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about polar vortexes and how they happen, click play:<\/p>\n<p>What does this weather mean for me?<\/p>\n<p>CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe called the combined polar vortex and atmospheric river an unusual \u201ccrossover event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a good chance we\u2019ll see some snow days,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While you might think you can handle the cold, Wagstaffe said it\u2019s important to listen to weather warnings from places like Environment Canada.<\/p>\n<p>She also said to pay attention to the wind chill, which can make it feel even colder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That means bundling up and avoiding spending too much time outside if it dips below \u2014 30 C.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous level of cold,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out these other videos: <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TOP IMAGE CREDIT: Nathan Denette\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story failed to mention that Saskatchewan would also be affected by the polar vortex. The article was updated Jan. 23, 2026.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This polar vortex is colliding with an atmospheric river\u00a0 If you\u2019ve been waiting for an excuse to stay&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":425992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-425991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=425991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/425991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/425992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=425991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=425991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=425991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}