Thanksgiving weekend weather: Mild for most, rainy for some

As we head into Thanksgiving, NOAA forecasters anticipate temperatures near seasonal normals in most areas of the nation, however there will likely be elevated probabilities of precipitation in some locations. 

Be certain to examine your local forecast, and provides your self additional time to journey if rain or snow is predicted to happen alongside your path.

Temperatures will likely be close to regular for most

Aside from considerably colder-than-normal temperatures and the potential for snowfall from the Four Corners area into the Southern Plains on Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day, a lot of the nation will expertise common seasonal temperatures by means of the weekend.

Precipitation outlook: You may want that raincoat or umbrella

A low-pressure system is predicted to develop and stall within the Southern Plains late on Wednesday, by means of Thanksgiving Day and into Friday. This system will unfold  rain and thunderstorms from japanese Oklahoma and japanese Texas by means of Arkansas and Louisiana on Wednesday night time into Thanksgiving Day. Showers and storms will finally have an effect on a lot of the South and Southeast on Thanksgiving Day and Friday.

The Lower Mississippi River Valley will expertise the heaviest rainfall, with greater than 2 inches seemingly in some places. Localized flash flooding and remoted extreme thunderstorms will likely be attainable within the area.

From Thursday night time to early Saturday, there may be the potential for snow-related journey disruptions in elements of the Southern Plains, particularly from japanese New Mexico, by means of the Texas Panhandle and into western Oklahoma.

The low stress system will raise to the Northeast later this weekend and drop rain over a lot of the East Coast, with the potential for some mild snow for inside New England as nicely.

In distinction, the Western U.S. will likely be principally dry, although rain and higher-elevation snow will arrive within the Northwest over the weekend.

Brief intervals of unsettled climate: Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico

Outside of the contiguous U.S., unsettled climate circumstances will likely be attainable in elements of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands on or round Thanksgiving Day.

Those within the Alaska Panhandle will likely be impacted by a low-pressure system bringing heavy precipitation and gusty winds on Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day. Another system is more likely to sweep from the Aleutians on Thursday night time, by means of the remainder of the southern elements of Alaska on Friday and Saturday, whereas a 3rd system arrives within the Bering Sea area late within the weekend.

In Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, a passing tropical wave ought to improve probabilities of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day. And in Hawaii, a chilly entrance will even deliver elevated probabilities of showers from Wednesday night time into Thanksgiving Day, with some gusty winds additionally attainable after the passage of the entrance.

More on this weekend’s climate

Check out the nationwide forecast map or go to weather.gov and enter the ZIP Code or City, State for your location to search out out the forecast for your neck of the woods. 

Be certain to follow your local NOAA National Weather Service forecast office on social media for late-breaking climate updates.

P.S. Wish you all a contented and peaceable Thanksgiving wherever you end up this weekend.