Where is the most turbulence over the North Atlantic today?

The bumpiest areas at cruising height today are over the North Atlantic, over the Labrador Sea, over Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Turbulence today over the North Atlantic

Across the North Atlantic today, most of the sky at cruising height looks smooth (84%); the bumpiest areas are over the North Atlantic and over the Labrador Sea, mostly in the afternoon.

Updated Oct 21, 13:24 UTC84% of the sky smooth at cruising height

Today's sky over the North Atlantic

Map valid Oct 22, 03:00 UTC, around 34,000 ft.

Hour by hour

15:0088%18:0089%21:0085%00:0082%03:0085%06:0083%09:0084%12:0082%15:0080%

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

Bumpiest areas

The North Atlanticin the afternoonWed 15:00 to Thu 15:00, most around Thu 15:00 (UTC).
The Labrador Seain the morningWed 15:00 to Thu 15:00, most around Thu 06:00 (UTC).
Newfoundland and Labradorin the afternoonWed 15:00 to Thu 15:00, most around Wed 15:00 (UTC).
The Gulf of Saint Lawrencein the afternoonWed 15:00 to Thu 09:00, most around Wed 15:00 (UTC).
IrelandovernightThu 00:00 to Thu 09:00, most around Thu 00:00 (UTC).

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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.