Smoke from wildfires in the Pacific Northwest will move into Central Indiana overnight, lasting through Sept. 5, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Indianapolis, which said to expect hazy ...

The daily weather we experience is largely shaped by atmospheric conditions nearly 30,000 feet above us, where a key factor ...

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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 ...

Finally, the wavy jet stream became locked in place by persistent high-pressure systems, anchoring storm tracks over the same ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Texas, Kentucky and ...