Saturday, November 19, 2011

Outlook for Thanksgiving 2011: Pretty Quiet for Most...

I figured I'd substitute the regular Weekly Outlook with a focus on Thanksgiving, and the big travel day on Wednesday. All in all, it will be a pretty quiet scene across much of the country the way it looks right now...

First, for Wednesday, it will continue to be wet across the Pacific Northwest, with mountain snows and valley rain showers, some of which could be heavy.

Meanwhile, a cool front and associated weather disturbance will be moving West to East out of the eastern Seaboard and New England, with lingering rain showers and some snow (North) ending during the day:


Most of the light green shaded area on the East coast won't see rain after 12 Noon on Wednesday, so that part of the map may look worse than it actually is...

The middle third of the country (and more) will see dry and relatively warm conditions.  The latest GFS temperature anomaly forecast valid 6pm CST on Wednesday forecasts readings of 15-20 degrees above normal across much of the northcentral Plains, and 10-15 degrees above normal across much of the central Plains:




Moving into Thanksgiving Day itself, it will be rather uneventful, weatherwise, across most of the Nation.  Valley rain and mountain snow showers will expand a bit in the West, with dry conditions for much of the remainder of the country.



Mild to warm conditions will continue across a good part of the Nation on Thanksgiving Day as well, with cooler than normal conditions continuing along the West Coast:


Stormy weather may develop yet again over the central and southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley by next weekend.  More on that in later posts...


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