If we take a peek at the tropopause you can see a sliver of the polar vortex — the light gray and white in the map below — funneling south Sunday morning. At the same time, a weak jet stream ...

The Met Office has issued a red warning ahead of the storm, which is set to bring 100mph gales to parts of the UK within hours. Now, scientists have warned that the storm is 'explosively developing'.

Oftentimes the jet stream will surge north and be active enough to clip the polar vortex and tap into some of the polar air, drawing it to the surface. If we take a peek at the tropopause ...

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

Meteorologists often blame unusual weather events on the movements of a jet stream, not to be confused with the similarly active Gulf Stream. Learn the key differences between the two before the ...

The Deep South of the United States was hit with a rare snowstorm, the result of a collision of air pressure systems moved by jet streams toward the Gulf of Mexico. “Wait,” you might be ...

“Whether or not climate change is affecting the jet stream has changed over time,” said Pam Knox, agricultural climatologist with the extension office at the University of Georgia. “There's ...

The jet stream plays a crucial role in shaping global weather patterns, affecting everything from hurricanes to heatwaves. This high-altitude air current guides storms, influences temperatures, and ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) per hour, but they are not the strongest in our solar system. The ...

Jet stream winds of up to 250mph are set to sweep to North Atlantic towards the UK this week. The latest update from the Met Office showed the area of purple heading towards the country on ...