Big travel day: how's weather affecting it?

Breakfast Brief
Big travel day: how's weather affecting it?

Wednesday is one of the biggest travel days of the year, as many take to the roads and airways to visit loved ones for the Thanksgiving holiday. With winter weather, the Rockies will be the most active. The Breakfast Brief is published every Monday through Friday at 5 a.m. ET.

Heavy rain and snow move into the Intermountain West and Colorado Rockies, where 1-2 feet of snow is possible. Some peaks may even see up to 3 feet. The WeatherRadar shows this storm bringing rain and a wintry mix across the Plains. Impacts will be felt across the East Thursday and Friday. Keep an eye on the WeatherRadar as we continue to track this system.

The same system that will bring rounds of snow to the mountains early Wednesday moves east by the afternoon.

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The low-pressure system will move south of the Great Lakes and push a cold front, increasing clouds and rain coverage from the southern half of Illinois to the Deep South. The heaviest rains will affect Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Snow will be confined to the upper Great Lakes, with mixed precipitation from Chicago through Detroit in the afternoon and evening on Wednesday.

Warming temperatures will be the norm across the Southeast before the incoming cold front arrives on Friday. Keep in mind that this cold front will lose its punch as it moves eastward. Rain is still forecast for northern Georgia and South Carolina, which will arrive by Wednesday night. Check out the TemperatureRadar.

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Winds will increase as the system moves on Wednesday across the Central Plains.

Tropical update:

WOOHOO! There are 3 days left before the official end of the 2024 hurricane season. Tropics continue quiet! There is no chance for tropical storm formation within the next 2 to 7 days.