Five maps show how the jet stream affects forecasts. Doyle Rice Janet Loehrke. USA TODAY. Although the U.S. will see a milder pattern this week, there's probably cold, ...

Inside the Jet Stream. By Rick Groleau; Posted 01.30.01; NOVA; Perhaps your image of this fast-flowing, high-altitude wind comes from maps broadcast during the weather portion of your local news.

You Can't See It, But It's Above You: In short, the jet stream is a narrow ribbon of strong winds about 30,000 feet above the ground that flows in a general west-to-east fashion. It helps develop ...

Perhaps your image of the jet stream comes from maps broadcast during the weather portion of your local news. You know the kind: the ones where, if you live in the U.S., ...

The jet stream is a highway of fast moving air in the upper atmosphere. When an aircraft enters the jet stream, it can either slow down or speed up transportation. If planes are traveling west to ...

Jet streams like the one Monday can have a big impact on flights. "A 100 mph increase in the jet stream above typical can add or remove about an hour from a five to six hour flight," according to ...

A jet streak is a fast-moving core of winds within the broader jet stream. In Sunday's forecast, a 90 to 100-knot (115 mph) jet streak across the Ohio Valley is expected to enhance storm formation.

An example of an omega-shaped jet stream. NOAA. The picture can be even more complex, since ocean-atmosphere interactions also need to be considered in this new jet stream scenario.

Global heating could force the North Atlantic jet stream to break from its normal route within the next four decades, a new study suggests, bringing extreme weather across Europe and the US with ...

A jet streak is a fast-moving core of winds within the broader jet stream. In Sunday's forecast, a 90 to 100-knot (115 mph) jet streak across the Ohio Valley is expected to enhance storm formation.