The sky may seem like a huge open playground for airplanes to fly without speed limits in any direction they wish. In reality, planes adhere to certain rules and follow fixed flight paths, much like ...

On Wednesday, at least two transatlantic flights reached top ground speeds above 800 mph. They were still technically subsonic because they were propelled by a faster-than-usual jet stream. Recent ...

Savior of many a cramped pair of legs, the jet stream is well known for lopping roughly an hour off long haul west-to-east flights. But it's working especially hard for travelers in economy class ...

Climate scientists have long watched the jet stream with fascination and growing concern. These rivers of air racing across our planet at altitudes of roughly 5-9 miles dictate much of our day-to-day ...

In this Weather Wednesday, we look at how even the weather can get into a romantic mood when two jet streams "kiss" ...

The colder it gets, the faster they fly. Commercial flights bound for Europe have been taking off late from the States but arriving on time or early, thanks to a more powerful jet stream, strengthened ...

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.

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 ...

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 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 ...