Our current jet stream configuration is so straight you could trace it with a ruler. I'm sure you've heard of the jet stream, the narrow bands of stronger winds that circulate high above the ground.

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 ...

For many of us, the past few weeks have felt relentlessly wet. Repeated bands of rain have swept in from the Atlantic, ...

As the Arctic rapidly warms, the temperature difference between the polar region and lower latitudes decreases, which weakens ...

A recent study in the journal Nature shows that when the summer jet stream over Europe veers north or south of its usual path, it brings weather extremes that can exacerbate epidemics, ruin crop ...

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 ...