Latest news, May 28, 2026: BumpySkies had an outage between 3 and 9:40 AM Eastern time this morning, which affected its ability to provide some forecasts. I have found the cause, and fixed it so it won't happen again. I apologize if this affected your flight!
SWA2988: 3 legs
SWA2988, LAS to ELP, departing 9:09 PM PDT, May 28
(Forecast data last collected at 11:00 AM PDT on May 28, 2026.)
Preliminary forecast. Check back within an hour or two of takeoff to see the most accurate route map and turbulence forecast for this flight.
- Takeoff from LAS at 9:09 PM PDT, May 28.
- 9:10 PM PDT: Calm skies for the next 2 minutes.
- 9:12 PM PDT: Light turbulence likely for the next 1 hour and 9 minutes.
- 10:21 PM PDT: Calm skies for the rest of the flight.
- Landing at ELP at 10:29 PM PDT.
Nelly says: Bumpy skies can be scary, but they're not dangerous!
See our turbulence safety page for more information, including links to other resources for nervous fliers.
SWA2988, DEN to LAS: no forecast yet
It's too early to give you a forecast. I don't yet know the flight plan for this leg of SWA2988, so I can't give you an accurate forecast right now. Come check again closer to departure time. (Note that sometimes I don't know the flight plan until minutes before boarding!)
SWA2988, MDW to LAS: no forecast yet
It's too early to give you a forecast. I don't yet know the flight plan for this leg of SWA2988, so I can't give you an accurate forecast right now. Come check again closer to departure time. (Note that sometimes I don't know the flight plan until minutes before boarding!)
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