Name: Why summer storms crawl: the jet stream explanation
Uploaded: 2026-08-07T16:37:59.101Z
Duration: 36 s
Channel: The Weather Channel
Description: Summer weather crawls because the jet stream retreats north. It allows both fronts and pop-up storms to stall, bringing heavy rainfall.

ByTatum Fry•

August 10, 2026

Updated: August 10, 2026, 8:03 am EDTPublished: August 10, 2026, 5:13 am EDT

Summer weather crawls because the jet stream retreats north. It allows both fronts and pop-up storms to stall, bringing heavy rainfall. Meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser breaks it all down.