# The Storm on Jupiter

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-storm-on-jupiter/97840 "2002-03-12T14:15:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-storm-on-jupiter/97840/1 "2002-03-12T14:15:59Z")

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Given that the storm on Jupiter (the big red swirling thingy) is three times the size of earth, and assuming that I had a house somehow floating in Jupiter’s gaseous surface, how long would it take for the storm to pass over me? In other words, if I am just on the border of the storm and it starts to rain tomorrow, how long would I have to wait until I could leave the house with out an umbrella?