Of the Earth weather satellites in place to study atmospheric activity, are there any yet in position to monitor activity of the north and/or south polar vortices? Is there a tracking system available for public viewing.

I live in Alaska, which has been hitting abnormally warm weather December. Studying the normal weather radar, it looks like most northern Pacific air currents are hitting a wall, pushing it up toward us. I'm wondering if that wall is the cold air from the polar vortex.