That's why it's common to hit some bumps when you're flying over the Rockies on a transcontinental flight. Convective turbulence is generally associated with storms and is caused by warm air rising.

Bumpy flight into Hurricane Milton on NOAA's WP-3D aircraft known as Miss Piggy on Oct. 8, 2024. Credit Nick Underwood. Periodista del Palm Beach Post recuerda su naturalización en E.E.U.U.

Bumpy flight into Hurricane Milton on NOAA's WP-3D aircraft known as Miss Piggy on Oct. 8, 2024. Credit Nick Underwood ...

That's why it's common to hit some bumps when you're flying over the Rockies on a transcontinental flight. Convective turbulence is generally associated with storms and is caused by warm air rising.