Higher travel numbers combined with the weather could add up to some delays on the roadways and in the air this week.
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Holiday travelers should be thankful as Thanksgiving week kicks off on a tranquil note across much of the Lower 48, says the Weather Prediction Center . Later in the week, when the weather isn't so tranquil, do what my colleagues at CNN do; #BlameJudson. As a meteorologist, I am used to taking the blame for something we ultimately have no control over. So, blame me and spend your extra time being thankful you are getting the chance to travel once again. AAA is predicting travel this holiday week will be back to near pre-pandemic levels.
Cold Canadian air dips south Cold Canadian air will infiltrate the eastern third of the US behind the cold front. "It certainly feels like the Holiday Season is upon us in the East where below normal temperatures look to set up shop through Wednesday morning," the WPC says. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 30s in much of the Great Lakes region.
The heaviest snow is in the Northwest Early in the week, the snowiest and most unsettled weather will be confined to the Northwest, from the Pacific coast and as far inland as the Northern Rockies. "By Wednesday morning, the heaviest snowfall totals likely occur in the Cascades where over a foot of snow in the highest of elevations is expected. Parts of the Bitterroots and Lewis Range can also expect 6 to 12 inches of snowfall," the WPC says.
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