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Widespread storms will be a major topic for travelers heading into next week’s Thanksgiving, forecasters said.
“The storm will impact much of the eastern two-thirds of the United States during the busiest period before the Thanksgiving holiday, when millions of people hit highways and head to airports,” said AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski.
Thanksgiving is the busiest travel holiday, with 82 million Americans traveling by land or air, according to AAA’s 2025 Holiday Forecast.
The storm will primarily bring rain, but snow is possible along the northern edge.
Chubu storm area
AccuWeather meteorologist Bernie Rayno said travel delays are expected on Tuesday, Nov. 25 and Wednesday, Nov. 26 as the storm heads through the Midwest and toward the Northeast.
According to forecasts, the storm is expected to move into the Midwest from Texas between Tuesday and Wednesday, covering areas from northeastern Texas to Arkansas, eastern Missouri and the southern half of Illinois.
“So there will be some travel delays across the central United States,” he said. “Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible.”
“It’s plausible that thunderstorms could impact travel in Atlanta and Florida” by Wednesday, Nov. 26, Houston-based meteorologist Matt Lanza said on his blog, The Eyewall. “Winds could impact flights between Chicago and Minneapolis,” he said.
“The storm will lose some of its strength and moisture by Wednesday, Nov. 26, as it moves from the central part of the state to the northeast, but given the amount of movement, even a few hours of rain could cause significant problems for roads and airstrips from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia, New York City and Boston,” AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in an online forecast.
Snowfall is also possible
The storm is expected to weaken and move over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday, but there will still be some delays, Leino said. Then cold air comes in from behind.
From Wednesday into Thursday, cold air coming down from Canada will meet moist air over the Great Lakes, bringing the potential for snow.
“Next week we’re going to see snow in the upper Midwest, the northern lakes,” he said, referring to areas beyond Wisconsin into northern Michigan and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
pattern change
Temperatures will be a rollercoaster across the country next week.
“After a warm start in the West through November and continued cold in the East, a major pattern change is likely to occur late in the month and into early December,” the Climate Prediction Center wrote. “Thanksgiving week will likely be colder in the western and northern Plains, with milder air in the east.”
A transition to a colder pattern is then predicted for much of the north-central United States after Thanksgiving and into early December (see map above). This change in pattern will facilitate a transition to more wintry-like conditions across the Midwest and central United States, including significantly below-normal temperatures and the potential for heavy snow, CPC added.
The forecast predicts that this will likely mean “increased intrusion of cold air into the northern portion of the continental United States” in the coming weeks.
Contributor: Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer. Brandi D. Addison, USA TODAY NETWORK
