Weather hazards in flight — aviation weather guides

The weather that changes a flight: airframe and engine icing, thunderstorms and convective cells, clear-air and mountain-wave turbulence, low-level windshear and reduced visibility.

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Wave clouds stacked downwind of a mountain ridge — turbulence you can see

Turbulence: The Four Types, and Which Ones Can Be Forecast

Clear-air, mechanical, convective and wake turbulence come from different causes and are predicted with very different success. Here is which is which.

Weather hazards in flight 9 min read

A mature cumulonimbus with a spreading anvil, seen from cruise level

Thunderstorms and Convective Weather: Why Aircraft Go Around Them

A cumulonimbus contains every serious weather hazard at once. Here is what is inside one, how far aircraft stay away, and why the avoidance is lateral.

Weather hazards in flight 9 min read

Rime ice building along the leading edge of a wing in cold cloud

Aircraft Icing Explained: Where It Forms, and Why It Is So Serious

Ice changes the shape of a wing, and a wing is only a shape. Here are the three types, the temperature band that produces them, and what the reports tell you in advance.

Weather hazards in flight 9 min read

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