jet stream
noun
: a long narrow meandering current of high-speed winds near the tropopause blowing from a generally westerly direction and often exceeding a speed of 250 miles (402 kilometers) per hour
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The recurring trough frequently pushed the jet stream south, helping curve storms northward parallel to the East Coast and then out to sea, following the prevailing west to east wind pattern.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
This combination of factors — sharp temperature contrasts, rapid pressure drop, jet stream support and sometimes lake enhancement — is what makes a bomb cyclone so intense, capable of producing blizzard conditions and heavy snow in a short period of time.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 28 Dec. 2025
There will be a shift in our jet stream pattern by the weekend, which will help allow some of the Pacific moisture to move into Colorado.
—Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Study co-author and project scientist John Dykema suggests that the large coagulated smoke particles could affect atmospheric circulation through local heating, potentially shifting jet streams.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2025
This combination of factors — sharp temperature contrasts, rapid pressure drop, jet stream support and sometimes lake enhancement — is what makes a bomb cyclone so intense, capable of producing blizzard conditions and heavy snow in a short period of time.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 28 Dec. 2025
There will be a shift in our jet stream pattern by the weekend, which will help allow some of the Pacific moisture to move into Colorado.
—Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Study co-author and project scientist John Dykema suggests that the large coagulated smoke particles could affect atmospheric circulation through local heating, potentially shifting jet streams.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Jet stream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jet%20stream. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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