"Tom Bennett" wrote in message
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I always thought that the jetstream ran west to east. How unusual is it
for parts to go into reverse?

I've noticed an east to west flow over Newfoundland at the moment, with
another fragment on the west coast of Canada doing the same thing:
http://squall.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_norhem_00.gif

- Tom.

Hi Tom,

You may find this link better for the 300hPa flow -
http://www2.wetter3.de/Fax/00_DWD_300hPa_NH.gif

It looks mighty perturbed, save for mose parts of Asia.

Joe