We talk about the jet stream all the time when we’re telling you about the upcoming forecast. It’s one of the most important things in our sky that affects whether you see snow or sun at your home.

Picture this: you're checking tomorrow's weather for the tenth time this week, and each time the forecast has shifted. What ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The jet stream is a key atmospheric phenomenon that plays a crucial role in shaping day-to-day weather patterns. These fast-moving winds, typically located around 30,000 feet above ...

The summer of 2025 brought unprecedented flash flooding across the U.S., with the central and eastern regions hit particularly hard. These storms claimed hundreds of lives across Texas, Kentucky and ...

A multi-century climate record suggests that current Atlantic jet-stream variations are not the cause of an increase in extreme weather events. Read the paper: Past hydroclimate extremes in Europe ...

The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor is the weather phenomenon known as the jet stream. Think of a jet stream as ...

TULSA, Okla. — While we live well below the jet stream, it affects our everyday weather. This current of winds between 4 and 8 miles above the surface, guides storm systems around the globe. On ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKC is on pace for the warmest December on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLEVELAND (WJW) — The effects of a Polar ...

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 ...