For the millions of travelers hitting the roads and airports for the Thanksgiving holiday week, weather conditions across the country will be divided between mostly calm in the East and active in the West.
With Winter Storm Bella now gone, quieter weather conditions will rule much of the East through Wednesday thanks to high pressure. Meanwhile, a southward dip in the jet stream will keep most of the rain and snow in the West before sliding into the nation's midsection by Thanksgiving Day.
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Here's the forecast for each day.
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Possible travel trouble spots: A new storm system will continue to push into the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies, bringing rain and snow to parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, western Montana, northern California and northern Nevada. This is a cold weather system, so snow is possible in lower elevations including parts of the Interstate 5 corridor. Elsewhere, a few lake-effect snow showers may develop near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.Major airports impacted: Portland, Seattle and Sacramento (rain); San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose (wind, low clouds, rain)
Major highways impacted: Interstate 5 from northern California to Washington (rain, with snow in the mountains south of Roseburg, Oregon, and north of Redding, California); Interstate 15 in Montana (snow); Interstate 80 over Donner Summit, California (snow, expanding to lower elevations Tuesday night); Interstate 80 in northeast Nevada (snow developing Tuesday night); Interstate 84 in Oregon, Idaho (rain in the Columbia Gorge and Treasure Valley; snow in the Blue Mountains of northeast Oregon); Interstate 90 in Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana (snow or rain/snow mix)
Tuesday's Forecast
Wednesday, Nov. 25
Possible travel trouble spots: A cold southward dip in the jet stream continues to dive through the West. As a result, snow will fall in several states in the region – from California's Sierra Nevada and parts of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. Some of this snow may reach North Dakota, South Dakota and western Nebraska late in the day. Strong winds in the northern Rockies and adjacent High Plains may produce areas of blowing and drifting snow. Ahead of that storm system, increasing moisture will result in scattered showers, drizzle and low clouds from Texas to parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, eastern Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin.Major airports impacted: Salt Lake City (rain and snow possible); Dallas/Love, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio (low clouds, dense fog possible); Minneapolis-St. Paul, Kansas City (low clouds, fog, drizzle possible)
Major highways impacted: Interstate 15 from Utah to Montana (snow); Interstate 25 in Montana and Wyoming (snow possible); Interstate 70 in parts of Utah during the day, expanding into Colorado at night (snow possible); Interstate 80 in parts of Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California's Sierra Nevada (snow possible); Interstate 90 in Wyoming and Montana during the day, expanding into western South Dakota at night (snow possible); Interstate 94 in eastern Montana and western North Dakota (snow possible during the day); Interstate 35 from Texas to Minnesota (patchy dense fog, a few showers developing late in the day)
Wednesday's Forecast
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26
Possible travel trouble spots: The western storm system begins to push into the nation's midsection where a swath of rain will expand from the Upper Midwest southwestward to the southern Plains; thunderstorms may occur in Oklahoma and Texas. Snow, sleet and freezing rain are expected in the cold air behind the storm from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into central Minnesota and northern Wisconsin to South Dakota, western/central Nebraska, northwest Kansas, Wyoming and Colorado. Quiet weather conditions persist in much of the East.Major airports impacted: Chicago (O'Hare and Midway), Dallas/Love, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston (Bush Intercontinental and Hobby), Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Louis (low clouds, rain showers); Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul (some snow possible)
Major highways impacted: Interstate 35 from Texas to Minnesota (rain, possibly heavy, changing to snow in Minnesota); Interstate 94 in Illinois, Wisconsin and east Minnesota (rain, changing to snow in Iowa and Minnesota); Interstate 80 in Illinois, Iowa and eastern Nebraska (rain, possibly heavy changing to a wintry mix in Nebraska); Interstate 80 central Nebraska into Wyoming (snow/wind); Interstate 70 in Missouri and Kansas (rain, changing to snow in northwest Kansas); Interstate 40 in Arkansas and Oklahoma (rain showers); Interstate 20 and 10 in Texas (rain showers); Interstate 25 in Colorado, Wyoming (snow/wind).
Thanksgiving Day Forecast
"Black Friday," Nov. 27
Possible travel trouble spots: Rain with some embedded thunderstorms will soak parts of the southern Plains, lower to mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. Some light snow is possible from southern Wisconsin to Michigan. Quiet weather continues to persist along much of the East Coast, although showers will begin to develop in New England later in the day.Major airports impacted: Chicago (O'Hare and Midway), Dallas/Love, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston (Bush Intercontinental and Hobby), San Antonio, Austin, Nashville, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Columbus (Ohio), St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit (low clouds, rain showers); Denver (chance of light snow)
Major highways impacted: Interstate 10 in Texas and New Mexico (rain); Interstate 20 in Texas and Louisiana (rain); Interstate 24 from southern Illinois to Nashville (rain); Interstate 25 from Denver to Albuquerque (snow); all of Interstate 27 (rain and/or icy mix); all of Interstate 30 (rain); Interstate 35 in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas (rain); Interstate 40 in eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle (wintry mix) and from Oklahoma to Middle Tennessee (rain); all of Interstate 44 (rain); all of Interstate 45 (rain); all of Interstate 49 (rain); Interstate 55 from Illinois to northern Mississippi (rain); all of Interstate 57 (rain); Interstate 64 from St. Louis to eastern Kentucky (rain); Interstate 65 from Indiana to Tennessee (rain); Interstate 70 from Ohio to Missouri (rain); all of Interstate 71 (rain); Interstate 74 from Illinois to Ohio (rain); Interstate 75 from Kentucky to Michigan (rain); Interstate 80 from Illinois to western Pennsylvania (rain); Interstate 90 from Illinois to western New York (rain); Interstate 94 from southeast Wisconsin to Michigan (rain); Interstate 96 in Michigan (rain and snow).
Black Friday's Forecast
Saturday, Nov. 28
Possible travel trouble spots: Cold front moves into the East with showers, perhaps mixed with or changing to snow across the far interior of the Northeast and northern New England. Showers expected from Texas to the Mid-South. Some freezing rain, sleet or snow is possible in the southern Plains, including west Texas, eastern New Mexico and western Oklahoma as arctic air interacts with moisture in an easterly upslope wind flow behind a cold front.Major airports impacted: Boston, New York (LaGuardia and JFK), Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore (BWI), Washington (Reagan National and Dulles), Dallas/Love, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Nashville (showers); Albuquerque (snow showers)
Major highways impacted (partial list): Interstate 20 from Alabama to Texas (rain showers in most areas, possible icy conditions in west Texas); all of Interstate 30 (rain); Interstate 35 in Oklahoma and southern Kansas (wintry mix) and Texas (rain); Interstate 40 from Tennessee to New Mexico (rain showers in most areas; possible icy conditions from central Oklahoma to the Texas panhandle and eastern New Mexico); Interstate 44 in Oklahoma and southwest Missouri (rain and/or ice); Interstate 55 from Missouri to northern Mississippi (rain); Interstate 65 in Kentucky, Tennessee and northern Alabama (rain); Interstate 75 in Kentucky and Tennessee (rain showers); Interstate 70 in Ohio and Pennsylvania (rain showers); Interstate 80 in Ohio and Pennsylvania (rain, possibly mixed with snow); Interstate 90 from Cleveland to Boston (rain and snow); Interstate 95 from Maine to Virginia (rain showers possible).
Saturday's Forecast
Sunday, Nov. 29
Possible travel trouble spots: Rain showers expected in portions of the South with some icy conditions still possible in parts of the Plains. Mainly light snow forecast in the central Plains and Rockies. Good travel conditions appear likely in the Northeast, Great Lakes, Upper Midwest and along the West Coast.Major airports impacted: Atlanta, Dallas/Love, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston (Bush Intercontinental and Hobby), Austin, San Antonio, New Orleans, Nashville, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham (rain showers possible)
Major highways impacted (partial list): Interstate 10 from the Florida Panhandle to Texas (rain showers possible); Interstate 20 from Georgia to Texas (rain showers); Interstate 40 from Oklahoma to North Carolina (rain showers); Interstate 70 in Kansas and Colorado (rain and snow possible) and Missouri (rain showers);
Sunday's Forecast
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