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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 wintertime circulation of the polar stratosphere. The remnants of the former vortex were pushed off the pole into the midlatitudes. The winds surrounding the remnants are still counterclockwise, the same direction as before the disruption, but much more localized. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on Climate Forecast System Reanalysis data provided by Laura Ciasto.