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Join Telegram ChannelSo many will be going over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house this week for Thanksgiving. The day before Turkey Day is always one of, if not, the busiest travel days of the year. Whether it is by car or plane, tricky weather can make a travel day more difficult.Locally – around Pittsburgh and the Tri-State area – the weather will have no impact on pre-Thanksgiving travel. Clouds and chillier air are the only things in the forecast through Wednesday evening.Travel could be impacted if your Thanksgiving plans will take you a little farther from home. A system will be moving through the Midwest. Flyers may experience delays at major airports like Chicago, Detroit, and Denver. East and west coast destinations will be just fine.All eyes are on Thanksgiving Day. We have been watching this system since late last week. As we get closer to the big day the outlook is becoming a little clearer. The track is still the most important thing to sort out. So, details are still fluid for the Thanksgiving forecast.One scenario keeps the storm to our south. This would allow chilly air to drain in and take over. So what falls would be primarily snow throughout the day for everyone.The second, more likely scenario will take the storm system through western Pennsylvania. This divides the area when it comes to precipitation types. Most of the area will be stuck with a chilly rain. But some flakes could still fly.Whether you are heading out the door Thanksgiving morning to hit the roads or for a turkey trot, there will be widespread precipitation. For most of the area it appears to be a chilly rain. Areas closer to I-80 will have the best chance of seeing snow. A shift north or south of the storm will change who sees what – rain or snow – and for how long.Travel home after Thanksgiving dinner could turn a little slick. Arctic air arrives and turns rain to snow; first in the Laurel Highlands. The wet roads will become slippery too as the temperature drops.Thanksgiving Day is an Impact Day for western Pennsylvania. The details of the forecast are still fluid. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action Weather for updates to the forecast. While you’re traveling, check out the interactive radar on the WTAE app.
So many will be going over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house this week for Thanksgiving. The day before Turkey Day is always one of, if not, the busiest travel days of the year. Whether it is by car or plane, tricky weather can make a travel day more difficult.
Locally – around Pittsburgh and the Tri-State area – the weather will have no impact on pre-Thanksgiving travel. Clouds and chillier air are the only things in the forecast through Wednesday evening.
Travel could be impacted if your Thanksgiving plans will take you a little farther from home. A system will be moving through the Midwest. Flyers may experience delays at major airports like Chicago, Detroit, and Denver. East and west coast destinations will be just fine.
All eyes are on Thanksgiving Day. We have been watching this system since late last week. As we get closer to the big day the outlook is becoming a little clearer. The track is still the most important thing to sort out. So, details are still fluid for the Thanksgiving forecast.
One scenario keeps the storm to our south. This would allow chilly air to drain in and take over. So what falls would be primarily snow throughout the day for everyone.
The second, more likely scenario will take the storm system through western Pennsylvania. This divides the area when it comes to precipitation types. Most of the area will be stuck with a chilly rain. But some flakes could still fly.
Whether you are heading out the door Thanksgiving morning to hit the roads or for a turkey trot, there will be widespread precipitation. For most of the area it appears to be a chilly rain. Areas closer to I-80 will have the best chance of seeing snow. A shift north or south of the storm will change who sees what – rain or snow – and for how long.
Travel home after Thanksgiving dinner could turn a little slick. Arctic air arrives and turns rain to snow; first in the Laurel Highlands. The wet roads will become slippery too as the temperature drops.
Thanksgiving Day is an Impact Day for western Pennsylvania. The details of the forecast are still fluid. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action Weather for updates to the forecast. While you’re traveling, check out the interactive radar on the WTAE app.
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