Originally Posted by
brain fade
Aerocat
You do what you like.
I've been IN one or two and above a few. I suggest you do what most folk do which is avoid them laterally, even if it means a bit off off track nav.
If you'd rather overfly them, fill yer boots!
Where have I suggested flying over one?
Like I say, the idea is to assess whether it is a thunderstorm or some other type of rain cloud. If it has high vertical development then it is probably a TS or going to become one, so you go around. If it is only up to 10,000 feet or something then its just heavy rain and you can fly through it. Obviously there are other indicators like the steepness of the contour, irregular shapes and so on. This is all supposing that you can't see it because it is embedded or night time or something.