if weather is caused by differential heating, why does distant Jupiter have such massive storms?

Question

Been watching some nice Jupiter storm videos, which got me thinking…

Jupiter is super far from the sun. How is its atmosphere getting enough solar energy to cause significant weather?

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Answer 1

Remember in your science class how heat flows toward whatever is colder?

That’s storms and wind on a massive scale with air.

Now imagine if Earth’s atmosphere was entirely gas, AND Several times larger. The keyword is differential as well, or different, a it requires is that one part is to be heated differently than the other, causing flow of heat.