Polar Vortex

There's a polar vortex coming and there's nothing you can do to stop it. That's a true statement, but it's not nearly as dire as it sounds.

My radio career began doing weekend weather forecasts which is odd because I used to know next to nothing about weather. That's why I defer to the experts from the National Weather Service when it comes to forecasts. They just said that the polar vortex will soon return to Missouri with a vengeance, but I have questions.

Be wrong. That's my hope for a new forecast for the upcoming winter in Missouri for 2023/2024. The prediction calls for Missouri to be blasted by a big polar vortex and multiple arctic blasts.

I think by just about any measure, most would agree that winter for Missouri and Illinois has been generally mild so far. The big question is whether it will stay that way. One of the potential factors in whether this remains the status quo is the polar vortex. Will it eventually take aim at Missouri and Illinois? Let's find out.

Well there are two ways to look at this. My way and the calendar's way.

After reviewing the options for replacement to heat the Y101 Radio studio, and there were many, it was decided to go with the unit pictured above.

Mail never stops (except on major holidays), but with the bitter cold headed our way, it might be worth it to do your part to ease our letter carriers' burden just a bit. Hold your mail until the Polar Vortex temperatures are behind us.

The dreaded Polar Vortex has made its way through the area today with temperatures going from the 70's yesterday to the 20's this afternoon and teens tonight. So it just might be a good time to review some cold weather safety tips from the American Red Cross.