Here’s AccuWeather’s Thanksgiving travel forecast
In its Thanksgiving travel forecast, AccuWeather reported “rain may slow travel for a time in part of the East Coast of the United States, while significant travel delays are likely in the Northwest and near the Great Lakes leading up to Thanksgiving.”
Drenching rain is mostly likely to occur in southeastern New England and eastern Long Island, AccuWeather reported, noting that a brief period of rain and snow may occur on the back side of the storm over the central and northern Appalachians and eastern Great Lakes from Tuesday night to early today.
"Regardless of the amount of rain and/or snow showers, gusty winds are likely to herald the return of the cold air on Wednesday," AccuWeather stated. "Winds may pose a problem as the massive balloons are inflated ahead of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City."
Another storm is forecast to bring more rain to parts of Florida on Thanksgiving Day, according to AccuWeather.
Today and Thanksgiving Day represent some of the busiest travel days of the year for all means of transportation, according to the American Automobile Association. AAA projects 50.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 3.3% increase over last year.
It also projected that the 2017 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume since 2005 with 1.6 million more people taking to the nation’s roads, skies, rails and waterways compared with last year.
No Mainebiz Daily Report for Thanksgiving, Friday
Mainebiz's office at 48 Free St. in Portland will be closed on both Thanksgiving Day and Friday. We will not be publishing the Daily Report on Thursday or Friday. The Weekly Report also will not publish on Friday.
We wish our readers a joyful Thanksgiving and safe travels for those who are traveling.
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