This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Ring in 2025 with a chill at Austin's Barton Springs Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day ...

The polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air located ... This will once again allow wind chill values to dip into the -5 to -15 range even with a light breeze. Wednesday will only see a slight ...

The polar vortex is a real thing, but it may not be to blame for the extreme chill that rocked normally ... as to why the Gulf Coast took a polar bear plunge into such icy weather.

The Polar Bear Plunge presented by the Save Our Springs Alliance will start at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 1. People will be jumping in the water through 2 p.m. Attendees can get free coffee and doughnuts at ...