(NEW YORK) — Traveling to your Thanksgiving destination may be smoother than heading home, with a cross-country storm potentially bringing widespread rain and snow Friday through Sunday.
Here’s a look at the Thanksgiving week weather forecast:
Tuesday
A winter storm warning is in place for Minnesota, where 3 to 9 inches of snow may fall on Tuesday. The Twin Cities could see between 3 and 6 inches of snow. And with wind gusts up to 45 mph, blowing and drifting snow is also possible.
In the Northeast, rain is expected along the Interstate 95 corridor.
Wednesday
On Wednesday morning, a few passing showers are possible from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Boston. The East Coast will dry out in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, snow will start falling in the upper Midwest.
Traverse City, Michigan, is under a winter storm watch for 6 to 10 inches of snow from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning. With wind gusts up to 45 mph, whiteout conditions are possible.
Thursday
Most of the country will be dry on Thanksgiving.
But in the Great Lakes region, the lake-effect snow machine will turn on and start dumping snow to the downwind side of the Great Lakes through Friday.
A winter storm watch is already in place for places including Orchard Park, New York, near Buffalo, where more than 6 inches of snow and whiteout conditions are possible from Wednesday night through Friday.
Syracuse, New York, is also under a winter storm watch, with 3 to 8 inches of snow in the forecast from Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning.
Friday
On Friday, a new storm system will begin moving cross-country from the Pacific Northwest.
The storm may bring snow on Friday to the northern Plains.
Saturday
On Saturday, rain is possible from Missouri to Louisiana, while snow is possible from Illinois to Michigan, including Chicago and Detroit.
Sunday
By Sunday afternoon and evening, this system may bring rain to much of the East Coast.
Sunday is predicted to be the busiest air travel day for Thanksgiving.
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