Finally, the wavy jet stream became locked in place by persistent high-pressure systems, anchoring storm tracks over the same ...

We can thank a ribbon of strong winds high above us for steering different kinds of weather our way. These strong winds make up the jet streams that circle the Earth. Earth has four primary ones: two ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Jet streams are bands of strong wind that generally blow from west to east across the globe. They impact weather, air travel and many other things that take place in our ...

Hearing “jet stream” may evoke an image of a jet plane. It turns out there is a connection between the two. Pilots get a front row seat to this important weather feature. As we dive into the jet ...

Jet streams play a key role in how tornadoes are formed. When it comes to tornadoes, you’ve seen them, and you’ve seen what they can do. But do you really know how a tornado forms into that monstrous ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — You’ve probably heard meteorologists talking about the jet stream in the fall and winter months as it can be used as a tool to forecast temperature changes and even the type of ...

A massive jet stream formed over the mid-Atlantic region this past weekend, with a fascinating effect: pushing certain eastbound commercial flights faster than the speed of sound. As the Washington ...

Turbulence driven by sunlight and thunderstorm activity may explain the multiple east-west jet streams on Jupiter and Saturn and even produce strong winds extending hundreds or thousands of kilometers ...

The University of the Basque Country's Planetary Sciences Group is leading the discovery made by an international team and based on the analysis of observations obtained by the James Webb Space ...

When Virgin Atlantic Flight 10 took off from New York’s JFK International Airport this week, it was running 1 hour 13 minutes late. But within 23 minutes of takeoff, it was careening over the Atlantic ...

As South Carolinians prepare to usher in summer, they’ll also likely see La Niña forming in the Pacific Ocean after 2023’s El Niño. While each La Niña event is different, it can often mean South ...