I am not a pilot, but I am curious.

[mbmpc]

I am not a pilot, but I am curious to know what they do when they are near a storm. Does the airplane go through or above the storm clouds, and how do they locate it on the map?

[Gkikas LGPZ]

@mbmpc
Usually they circumnavigate the storm
(deviate from the flight path).
If they are high enough (e.g. 35000ft)
they fly over the top of the storm.
They use the airborne weather radar
to avoid areas with strong echoes
usually associated with heavy rain, hail, lightnings, turbulence and icing.

[Gkikas LGPZ]

And here I give you a "real world" example.

In the area marked with the red circle, there are thunderstorms (estimated tops 34.000ft).
The aircraft No.1, flying at 32000ft, deviated
while the aircraft No.2, flying at 41000ft, flew over the top of the storm.

[mbmpc]

@Gkikas-LGPZ said in I am not a pilot, but I am curious.:

And here I give you a "real world" example.

In the area marked with the red circle, there are thunderstorms (estimated tops 34.000ft).
The aircraft No.1, flying at 32000ft, deviated
while the aircraft No.2, flying at 41000ft, flew over the top of the storm.

How interesting, Windy should include a flight radar on the map.