Thanksgiving Weather Forecast | Weather.com

On November 22, 2024By Littum

Rain and snow at higher elevations are likely this weekend in the West and Northeast, while most others remain dry.
Gusty winds may cause some airport delays in the Northeast this weekend.
Next week’s forecast is still uncertain, but travel before the holidays could offer some unsettled weather in parts of the west and east.

AAA estimate nearly 80 million will be traveling for Thanksgiving this year, and for some, the weather may interrupt some of those plans.

Here’s a look at the forecast for those hitting the roads and taking to the skies this weekend followed by an early glimpse of a still uncertain forecast for travel before Thanksgiving next week.

(MORE: Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving Travel)

this weekend

Much of the country will be dry, but the west coast and northeast may have some rainy, snowy and windy problems.

Showers are possible from California to the Pacific Northwest, with rain and mountain snow extending east into the Rockies.

In the Northeast, a long-lasting low pressure system will produce scattered areas of rain and high-elevation snowfall, primarily across the interior and New England on Saturday. The low will also instigate gusty winds in the region, which could result in some airport delays.

Possible delays at the airport hub: San Francisco, mostly Sunday (rain, low clouds); Northeast megalopolis airports, especially Saturday (gusty winds)

Thanksgiving Week Early Look

A weak cold front and jet stream disturbances may cause nuisance precipitation in parts of the Great Lakes, South and East on Monday and Tuesday. Snowfall with this system will likely be limited to the Canadian border region.

The west will see pockets of rain and mountain snow as jet stream disturbances affect the region.

On Wednesday and beyond, the weather forecast for the whole country will be very uncertain, so it is a little too early to give any details.

Check back to weather.com and The Weather Channel app for updates.

Chris Dolce has been a senior meteorologist at weather.com for over 10 years after starting his career with The Weather Channel in the early 2000s.