UAL1148: 3 legs
UAL1148, SMF to ORD, departing 12:08 AM PDT, Apr 28
(Forecast data last collected at 2:00 AM PDT on Apr 28, 2026.)
- Takeoff from SMF at 12:08 AM PDT, Apr 28.
- 12:09 AM PDT: Calm skies for the next 4 minutes.
- 12:13 AM PDT: Light turbulence likely for the next 50 minutes.
- 1:03 AM PDT: Calm skies for the next 1 hour and 1 minute.
- 2:04 AM PDT: Light turbulence likely for the next 21 minutes.
- 2:25 AM PDT: Calm skies for the next 1 hour.
- 3:25 AM PDT: Light turbulence likely for the next 3 minutes.
- 3:28 AM PDT: Calm skies for the rest of the flight.
- Landing at ORD at 3:39 AM PDT.
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UAL1148, RFD to ORD: no forecast yet
It's too early to give you a forecast. I don't yet know the flight plan for this leg of UAL1148, 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!)
UAL1148, IAH to SMF: no forecast yet
It's too early to give you a forecast. I don't yet know the flight plan for this leg of UAL1148, 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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