What is the jet stream?

We often talk about the jet stream at FOX Weather and how it can impact our everyday lives in regard to the weather where we live as well as how it can impact travel - for better or for worse.
Strong winds within the jet stream are helping to get commercial flights from the U.S. to Europe much faster than anticipated. (Video from November 1, 2023)

What are jet streams and how do they influence the weather we experience?

What is the jet stream? - Met Office

What is a Jet Stream?

What the Jet Stream is and how it can help Santa this Christmas

Ask a Climatologist: How the jet stream affects Alaska - Alaska

What we talk about when we talk about the jet stream and El Niño

What is the jet stream and how does it work?

Fast, but not supersonic: what the jet stream means for flights

How the jet stream is expediting flights across the Atlantic

WeatherQuestions.com: What causes the jet stream?

Jet Stream: current of rapidly moving air