Where is the most turbulence over Europe today?

The bumpiest areas at cruising height today are over Germany, over the Alps, over France.

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Turbulence today over Europe

Across Europe today, most of the sky at cruising height looks smooth (80%); the bumpiest areas are over Germany and over the Alps, mostly in the evening.

Updated Oct 21, 20:28 UTC80% of the sky smooth at cruising height

Today's sky over Europe

Map valid Oct 22, 09:00 UTC, around 34,000 ft.

Hour by hour

23:0081%02:0083%05:0082%08:0079%11:0079%14:0079%17:0080%20:0078%23:0079%

Share of the sky that looks smooth at cruising height, every 3 hours (Paris time).

Bumpiest areas

Germanyin the eveningWed 23:00 to Thu 23:00, most around Thu 20:00 (Paris time).
The Alpsin the eveningWed 23:00 to Thu 23:00, most around Thu 20:00 (Paris time).
Francein the morningWed 23:00 to Thu 17:00, most around Thu 08:00 (Paris time).
The United Kingdomin the afternoonThu 02:00 to Thu 23:00, most around Thu 14:00 (Paris time).
Irelandin the morningThu 02:00 to Thu 23:00, most around Thu 08:00 (Paris time).

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Forecast for passengers' peace of mind. Not for flight operations. Airlines and pilots decide. Based on ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) and our own turbulence indices.