Climb up or stay on low altitude while turbulence

[anon50176895]

Now I’m flying in really bumpy area with A318.
Which is better climb up or stay flying at around 24000ft? ( checked weather in real forecast and it showed there’s a turbulence over 130 knots from 28000 ft to above 30000ft.

[JulianB]

turbulence over 130 knots

Turbulence isn’t necessarily related to wind speeds.

28000 ft to above 30000ft.

If you have a turbulence chart, you should consider climbing above the area if the flight duration allows for it as 24000 is a bit low normally for an A318.

Check out this one for more information/different options:

Turbulence

Hi guys, I had a question I would like to ask you all. So, as you may know, pilots tend to encounter turbulence on quite a few flights these days. I was wondering if when you guys are with your device and fly into some, what do you do? Change altitude, turn on the seatbelt sign or do nothing? Have a nice weekend! Dimitri

[DiamondGaming4]

If you have a turbulence chart

Did a nice quick google search and found this helpful website:

https://www.turbulenceforecast.com/

I’ll definitely try to use it next time I fly!

[JulianB]

Thanks for sharing! I meant a chart like this one below, which includes areas of potentially bad wetter and their altitude:

Source: https://www.turbulenceforecast.com/europe-polar-00.php

[DiamondGaming4]

That’s a good source as well. Usually, for severe turbulence (or severe weather in general), you can find a SIGMET regarding it on skyvector.com.

[JulianB]

That chart is from the page you shared, I prefer the classic map (the one I pictured above), but that looks to be a great way to access them.

Thanks for all the input!