COLUMBIA, S.C. — The jet stream is a narrow current of high-altitude air, and it doesn't just affect the weather. In the same direction as the jet stream, an airplane can gain extra speed. For example ...

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

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 US had a rare year without a hurricane make landfall, but it saw too much extreme rainfall and flash flooding across the country.

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 ...

The jet stream also played a role in the 2025 hurricane season. Given its west-to-east wind direction, the southward dip of the jet stream—along with a weak high pressure system over the ...

BOULDER, Colo. — There’s a river of air thousands of feet above our heads called the jet stream. And new research shows that the peak wind speeds in the jet stream are getting faster as the atmosphere ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Several transatlantic flights heading to destinations in Europe this past weekend hit supersonic speeds as the Atlantic jet stream grew in strength, pushing them to fly near or above 800 mph.