Here are the best days to travel during Thanksgiving week, according to local forecasters
“If you have travel plans Wednesday ... be ready for some wet roads."
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Anyone making their Thanksgiving travels on Tuesday have the pick of weather for the week, according to local forecasters.
Tuesday was forecast as sunny with a high of 59 degrees, the National Weather Service said.
“Today’s a good day for traveling,” said Alan Dunham, a meteorologist with the service. “So people can sneak out early, that’s the best bet.”
[5 AM] If you’re looking for a great travel day ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, today certainly is one. Rain arrives tomorrow, followed by a drier but very windy Turkey Day🦃 pic.twitter.com/T21OvExyll
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) November 26, 2019
Other forecasters agreed.
“Best travel day weatherwise is today,” WBZ meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski said.
Best travel day weatherwise is today… #WBZ #WBZThisMorning pic.twitter.com/NZiHLPyO9N
— Sarah Wroblewski (@sarahwroblewski) November 26, 2019
Busy travel day today, weather will be glorious! Some rain arrives Wednesday PM…windy and dry for Turkey Day pic.twitter.com/GOfKfns52W
— Terry Eliasen (@TerryWBZ) November 26, 2019
Wednesday, which is supposed to have some of the worst traffic of the holiday week, is forecast to be not as nice. Dunham said the day is predicted as cloudy with rain showers in the afternoon. High temperatures are expected in the upper 40s into the 50s.
“If you have travel plans Wednesday … be ready for some wet roads,” Meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon of WCVB said. “Light rain is expected in the afternoon into the evening hours. It’ll taper off late Wednesday night.”
If you have travel plans Wednesday… be ready for some wet roads. Light rain is expected in the afternoon into the evening hours. It’ll taper off late Wednesday night #wcvb pic.twitter.com/rMsDE4PQ27
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) November 26, 2019
Holiday Travel! Maps show midday weather map for the next three days (Tue-Wed-Thu) ! Happy Trails! #7news pic.twitter.com/EAj4hEh1cm
— Jeremy Reiner (@jreineron7) November 25, 2019
Thanksgiving comes with a “chance of showers, mainly before 4 p.m.,” according to the service. High temperatures are forecast at 47 degrees.
“Windy Turkey Day… mid to upper 40s around Noon, fades back a few degrees mid to late afternoon,” Chris Lambert, a meteorologist with 7 News, said.” Winds gusts to 40mph. AM sprinkle/flurry, but much of the day is dry.”
Windy Turkey Day… mid to upper 40s around Noon, fades back a few degrees mid to late afternoon. Winds gusts to 40mph. AM sprinkle/flurry, but much of the day is dry. pic.twitter.com/VlikrQMWYC
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) November 26, 2019
Friday and Saturday are predicted to be sunny, the service said. The high on Friday is 39 degrees; Saturday comes with a high of 37 degrees.
Sunday will have rain and snow showers, the service predicts. The chance or precipitation is 70 percent and the high is set near 40 degrees.
“That will continue into Sunday night,” Dunham said. “So your best travel days are today [Tuesday], tonight, Friday, and Saturday.”
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