Where is the most turbulence over the United States today?

The bumpiest areas at cruising height today are over Oregon, over Québec, over California.

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Turbulence today over the United States

Across the United States today, most of the sky at cruising height looks smooth (83%); the bumpiest areas are over Oregon and over Québec, mostly in the morning.

Updated Oct 21, 20:28 UTC83% of the sky smooth at cruising height

Today's sky over the United States

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

Hour by hour

16:0084%19:0084%22:0083%01:0083%04:0082%07:0083%10:0084%13:0083%16:0085%

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

Bumpiest areas

Oregonin the morningWed 16:00 to Thu 16:00, most around Thu 07:00 (Chicago time).
Québecin the morningWed 19:00 to Thu 16:00, most around Thu 10:00 (Chicago time).
CaliforniaovernightWed 16:00 to Thu 16:00, most around Thu 04:00 (Chicago time).
The Appalachian Mountainsin the afternoonWed 16:00 to Thu 16:00, most around Thu 16:00 (Chicago time).
The Cascade Rangein the afternoonWed 19:00 to Thu 16:00, most around Thu 16:00 (Chicago 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.