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Your Thanksgiving travel weather forecast


The Thanksgiving trek to Grandma's house Wednesday could be tricky for folks in parts of the Midwest and Northeast as a weak winter storm slides across the region.

The storm, currently spreading rain and snow across the Upper Midwest, will move into the Northeast by the evening and early Thanksgiving morning, the National Weather Service said.

Snowfall ended Wednesday morning in Minneapolis, but will continue most of the day across much of Wisconsin and northern Michigan, the weather service predicted.

As the storm moves farther to the east, areas of light snow and freezing rain will likely cause a few travel disruptions across the interior Northeast by Wednesday night into Thursday.

The wintry weather will expand from northern Pennsylvania and New York on Wednesday night, and into parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire on Thursday, AccuWeather said.

Snow and ice accumulations are expected to be relatively light but could still make for hazardous road conditions during the busy Thanksgiving travel week, the weather service said.

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City is expected to proceed under cloudy, cool and damp conditions.

Elsewhere Wednesday, rain and thunderstorms could cause a few travel problems from Texas to the Ohio Valley. The heaviest rain should be in Louisiana and Arkansas. None of the thunderstorms are expected to reach severe levels.

A separate storm will bring rain to the Pacific Northwest coast and high-elevation snow to the Cascades and northern Rockies. In elevations above 3,500 feet, 3 to 7 inches of snow is possible, the weather service predicted.