Jet Stream Change of Direction
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On October 3, the Forecast and Conditions map just below your own
piece (weather story in the San Jose Mercury News) showed a wild swing in the jet stream from the Washington coast up to near the North Pole and then back down to North Carolina. Today's map shows that northward swing broken. What is going on?
Geri Dunckel
Cupertino
Hi Geri,
Nice observation!
The storm system that brought us the rain last night and today undercut the northern swing. The flow north is still there but the rainmaker we experienced developed a faster jet stream over us and continues building this new faster jet stream to our southeast as storm continues digging that way.
By tomorrow, you'll see this new jet stream and our storm system emerge from the southern Rocky Mountains and bring stormy weather to western Texas.
Hope this helps.
Mike
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