We’ve got two storm systems that’ll bring impactful weather to the Stateline, with the first arriving Thursday and the second ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Over the past few years, there have been a few different instances of jets reaching or exceeding record speeds. The most recent was Feb. 18, 2024, when a transatlantic flight ...

In the United States, our weather patterns usually travel from the west to the east. Sometimes, we can see variations in that a system will move in from the northwest or southwest, but Missourians ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Heading into the cooler months, we can certainly see some cold snaps make their way into the area. But what's going on in the atmosphere that causes these cooler-than-average ...

Climate scientists have long watched the jet stream with fascination and growing concern. These rivers of air racing across our planet at altitudes of roughly 5-9 miles dictate much of our day-to-day ...

Tornadoes, winter storms and even hurricanes - chances are you've heard at least one of those phenomena mentioned in the same sentence with the jet stream. Here's a meteorology 101 rundown about what ...

The jet stream, or any wind, is the result of differences in surface temperature. In simple terms, warm air rises, creating low pressure, and cold air sinks, creating high pressure. Wind is the ...

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Finally, the wavy jet stream became locked in place by persistent high-pressure systems, anchoring storm tracks over the same regions. This led to repeated episodes of heavy rainfall and catastrophic ...

A novel unified hydrodynamic model proposes a single mechanism to explain the contrasting equatorial jet stream directions on gas giants (eastward on Jupiter/Saturn) and ice giants (westward on Uranus ...