New System Helps Airliners Avoid Turbulence

While Turbulence Forecast has been helping fliers predict turbulence on flights, an exciting new development is underway that could make flights smoother.

Airplane passengers could soon experience much less in-flight turbulence if testing goes well for a new detection system designed to end stomach-lurching bumpy rides and reduce delays.

The air turbulence detection system , designed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), has already successfully alerted some pilots steering United Airlines commercial flights to patches of rough air as they flew through clouds.

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A winter turbulence preview

As winter looms nearer, a strengthening jet stream is causing light to moderate turbulence for jets over the midwest and northeast parts of the country. You might consider today’s reports as a preview of the upcoming winter travel season.

Pilot reports of Turbulence on the Live Turbulence Viewer



Jet Stream



Turbulence Areas

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