3 days ago
11
Weather|Here’s Where Weather May Slow Your Thanksgiving Travel This Week
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/weather/thanksgiving-forecast-snow-cold-rain.html
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.
Some storms could make for sloppy travel before the holiday.
Nov. 24, 2025, 2:25 p.m. ET
It’s Thanksgiving week, one of the busiest travel times of the year. Weather forecasters said that a series of storms sweeping across the country may disrupt travel plans, with heavy rain and mountain snow expected in the days before the holiday.
Frank Pereira, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center, said “significant snowfall totals” were probable because of a storm system moving east from the northern Rockies on Monday, followed by lake-effect snow behind it, especially from Wednesday until early Thursday.
“Somewhere on the order of four to six inches across portions of North Dakota into Minnesota,” he said. “Parts of upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin will probably see some of the heaviest amounts, upward of 18 to 24 inches in some spots.”
Mr. Pereira added that the snow would be accompanied by strong winds, potentially leading to whiteout conditions and snow drifts.
Another storm system over the southern Plains, Mr. Pereira said, would also be one of the “biggest concerns” leading up to Thanksgiving. The storm is expected to bring areas of heavy rain and severe weather to portions of the Southeast beginning Monday.
