Snow Could Disrupt Thanksgiving Travel through Midwest
11/22/2009 10:47 AM
Wednesday will be a big travel day with millions of people visiting friends and family for
Thanksgiving. While the weather looks to cooperate for much of the southern and west
By Heather
Buchman
AccuWeather.com
Wednesday will be a big travel day
with millions of people visiting friends and family for Thanksgiving. While the weather looks to cooperate for much of the southern and western half
of the nation, people in
the Midwest and Northeast may not be so
lucky.
A
storm system set to move across the
Great Lakes Wednesday into Thursday will spread colder air and a mix of rain
and snow
across the region. In a few areas, the snow will be enough to create
slippery roads and travel disruptions.
As it stands, the dividing line between rain and snow Wednesday is expected to run across the western
Great Lakes. This means snow is most likely across parts of Minnesota, while
a mix of rain and snow develops from Iowa and
northern Illinois into the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Minneapolis is one of the bigger metropolitan areas where
snow is possible Wednesday. For
Chicago, rain is more likely
than snow during the day. Rain showers are also expected in
Detroit and
Pittsburgh.
As colder air sweeps farther eastward across Wednesday night into Thanksgiving Day Thursday, however, snow could fall in some of these cities farther
south and east.
Keep checking back with AccuWeather.com daily for more details on where travel delays are most likely. AccuWeather.com's
Interstate Weather and
Forecast Flight Delay pages can also help you plan and prepare for
adverse weather conditions on your trip.
At the very least,
travelers to
the Midwest will want to have warm clothes and winter gear packed. High
temperatures will range in the 30s or lower 40s through the holiday weekend in cities like
Chicago,
Detroit and
Minneapolis.
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