An unusually strong jet stream over the Atlantic bringing Storm Eowyn to the UK and Ireland is so powerful it pushed a flight ...

At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...

The fastest recorded ground speed reached by a transatlantic flight was 835mph, which was hit by a commercial aircraft going ...

Astronomers have discovered extreme jet-stream winds on exoplanet WASP-127b, reaching astonishing speeds of 20,500 miles per ...

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 ...

For both events, you can blame the jet stream – the fast-moving air currents that flow west to east around the globe. In October 2024, the polar jet had buckled, trapping a high-pressure ...

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 ...

BASICALLY, ALL JANUARY LONG HAS BEEN FOR THESE SHOTS OF COLD AIR TO COME IN OUT OF SOUTHERN CANADA, AND THAT HAS KEPT THE JET STREAM WELL TO OUR SOUTH. IT’S KEEPING THE STORMS AT BAY AS WELL.

But that period of calm looks to be coming to an end again with the Met Office predicting a "wet and windy" end to January, thanks to an Atlantic jet stream which is set to batter the UK.