Where returning home may be delayed due to snow and wind
Thanksgiving week is here. Unfortunately, the weather may not cooperate in some parts of the country, especially this weekend.
Here’s everything you need to know about the weather forecast below. We also have tracking maps with current radar, National Weather Service alerts, and flight delays.
Our advice: If you’re traveling on a Saturday or Sunday, be aware of the weather. Expect delays and slow traffic in Central America on Saturday and in the East on Sunday.
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Thanksgiving Day
Major airports that may be affected: Cleveland, Seattle, Portland (OR)
Lake-effect snow: Heavy lake-effect snowfall and strong winds will continue in the Great Lakes Snowbelt. Expect whiteout conditions in these narrow, localized lake-effect bands that will affect Interstate 90 from Cleveland to near Buffalo, Interstate 81 near and north of Syracuse, New York, and Interstates 94 and 196 in western Michigan.
Rain and snowfall in northwest: Winter Storm Bellamy will begin in the northern Rockies and Plains. Snow may fall in the far northern Rockies. In the Pacific Northwest, some rain and high winds are expected across western Washington and Oregon.
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black Friday
Major airports that may be affected: Dallas-Ft. Worth (late), Kansas City (late)
Another day of lake-effect snowfall: Lake-effect snowbands will persist, primarily in the eastern Great Lakes snowbelt, with the potential for hazardous travel. A few other scattered snow showers are possible across northern New England.
More Northern Plains Snow: Snow from Winter Storm Bellamy will spread from Montana across the northern plains to the Dakotas to the Missouri Valley. Friday night, that snow will spread from parts of the Upper Midwest to Iowa, southern Wisconsin and western Illinois. Expect slippery, snow-covered roads in these areas.
More southerly storms: Rain and storms are possible Friday afternoon and night from eastern Kansas and western Missouri to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and western Louisiana. Some of them may result in heavy rainfall and nighttime flight delays at Dallas-Ft. Worth and Kansas City.
Saturday
Major airports that may be affected: Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis
Midwest Winter Mess: Winter Storm Bellamy will bring widespread snow to the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. This will result in snow-covered, slippery roads and significant flight delays, especially at Chicago-O’Hare. Saturday night, this wintry mess will spread a little farther east into the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes.
South Storm: Storms with heavy rainfall and possibly some severe weather will roar across the South, from Oklahoma and Texas to the middle and lower Mississippi Valley. This could cause local flooding and flight delays at both the Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston. These areas are still submerged, so any new rainfall is not welcome.
sunday
Major airports that may be affected: Atlanta, Boston, Denver (late), Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC
Eastern Disturbance: While Winter Storm Bellamy will move eastward, most of the precipitation in the East, especially along the Interstate 95 urban corridor, will be as rain. Nevertheless, this could cause significant flight delays in major East Coast hubs.
Some snowfall is possible across parts of the interior Northeast and lake-effect snowbands will develop or remain in the Great Lakes snowbelt, making travel challenging in some areas.
Some rain, perhaps thunderstorms, is possible across parts of the Southeast from Virginia and the Carolinas to the northern Gulf Coast.
Rock Ice: Some snow may develop in the central and southern Rockies. Sunday night, some of that snow could spread across Colorado and western Kansas into northern New Mexico and possibly the Texas Panhandle and adjacent High Plains of western Oklahoma. Some rainfall is possible as far west as Arizona.
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