Millions to hit the roads for Thanksgiving ahead of ‘Arctic’ temperatures on Thursday
In order to get to loved ones for Thanksgiving, millions of travelers will have to contend with bad weather and clogged roads on Tuesday. Forecasters also predict that it will be chilly for many.
In an early-morning update, the National meteorological Service (NWS) predicted that two meteorological systems will spread a "Arctic outbreak" throughout the Central United States on Wednesday and into Thanksgiving Thursday.
Only Tuesday and Wednesday will see temperatures in the Northern Great Plains fall to the upper teens and 20s, which is 15 to 25 degrees below the seasonal average. Low temperatures on Thursday might range from 0 to 13 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Twin Cities' NWS office.
An atmospheric river event—an aerial flow of moisture that can bring heavy precipitation—was pred...