Thanksgiving travelers won’t deal with widespread weather worries-
AccuWeather forecasters say that a largely quiet weather pattern should prevent widespread travel worries from the weather ahead of Thanksgiving. However,….
The following written content by Alex Sosnowski
AccuWeather forecasters say that a largely quiet weather pattern should prevent widespread travel worries from the weather ahead of Thanksgiving. Even though much of the nation is forecast to have benign weather conditions in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, some Americans could still face minor weather-related delays during one of the busiest travel periods of the year — and weather for the trip home may be a different story.
A quick-moving storm in the Northeast won’t be significant enough to cause the type of widespread Thanksgiving travel delays that were a concern last week. As millions take to the roads and skies, trouble due to rain, snow and wind will be kept to a minimum since the storm will be swiftly moving along.
Rain associated with the storm system’s cold front has already swept to the Atlantic coast as of Monday morning and was forecast to be well offshore of most locations Monday evening. Weather conditions should improve along much the Interstate-95 corridor Monday night as a result.
Most wind-related airport delays will tend to be minor to moderate, rather than major, at the hubs in the Northeast through Tuesday, according to AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno. It is possible for some airline delays due to wind in Boston, New York City and Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
A wave of cold air on the backside of the storm will bring the lowest temperatures of the season so far from the Midwest to much of the East into Wednesday. Brisk winds accompanying the cold air will bring wintry AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures, which can dip as low as the teens F in the Midwest and Appalachians, the 20s in the coastal Northeast and the 30s in parts of the Southeast.
When cold air began sweeping over the Great Lakes, bands of lake-effect snow commenced early Monday morning over Lakes Superior, Michigan and Huron. As the cold air takes root, lake-effect snow is forecast to spread to the shores of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Tuesday evening. An AccuWeather Local StormMax™ of 15 inches of snow is anticipated in the hardest-hit areas.
Motorists should be prepared for sudden bursts of heavy snow, slippery travel and poor visibility from northern Michigan to northwestern Pennsylvania, northeastern Ohio and western, central and northern parts of New York state. Slippery conditions are most likely but not limited to the late-night and early morning hours when road surface temperatures will be at their lowest point. Read more from AccuWeather.
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