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)

The Jet Stream National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

How the Jet Stream Forms - Inside Climate News

WeatherQuestions.com: What causes the jet stream?

What Is the Jet Stream? NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather

Jet Stream Steers Atlantic Currents

How Humans are Breaking the Jet Stream and Changing the Weather

What is the jet stream? - wePowder

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

Jet Stream, Wind Maps

NASA SVS European Jet Stream