Polar Vortex For 2024. Following a polar vortex disruption in early march, winds at 60 degrees north (outlined in magenta) on march 16, 2024, were mostly from the east—a reversal of the normal. The ozone hole over antarctica in 2024 measured the seventh smallest since global recovery efforts began in the early 1990s, signaling continued success in mitigating ozone.
Located near the poles (hence polar) this spinning cone of low pressure. A major current of circulating air called the arctic polar vortex has completely reversed course and is now spinning ‘backwards’.