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 ...

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 ...

Was there a Supercell over the weekend? So, did the UK experience a supercell thunderstorm? The answer, in fact, is yes, at least one storm bore the hallmarks of a supercell, and possibly more.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the same time, every hurricane that formed, including the three powerful Category 5 storms, steered clear of the U.S. mainland.

(The Conversation) – 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 ...

Fallen tree debris along a road left behind by Hurricane Melissa in Kingston, Jamaica, in October. A University of Dayton researcher argues the extreme weather of 2025, from flash floods to hurricanes ...