What are meteorologists supposed to do when the models they rely on disagree so sharply? And how should you interpret the forecast?

Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in southern Ontario, while daily high temperature records fall in Western Canada. Environment Canada figures show a ...

The cold wave that swept across the eastern U.S. in late January 2026 was a direct consequence of a winter storm that had already blanketed various states with snow and ice. From January 21 to 29, ...

Scientists have traced a 3,000-light-year-long cosmic jet streaming out from the first black hole ever imaged to its likely source point with the help of "significantly enhanced coverage" from the ...

The polar jet stream is a high altitude air current, flowing at elevations between 8 and 12 kilometers, that moves at very high speeds across the Northern Hemisphere. Its role is to separate cold air ...

Another prolonged wind event is in the works for both Thursday and Friday. The combination of a driving jet stream and approaching cold front will set the stage for two days of high fire danger across ...

New Mexico swung from its hottest December on record to a snowpacked January, as a polar jet stream storm delivered up to 8 inches of snow in Farmington and blanketed the state’s mountains. Aztec ...

First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

(The Conversation) – 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 ...