Thanksgiving Weather Updates: Warnings for 8 states as heavy snow expected

Colorado and Utah planes sprayed with deicing solution

According to an update from the Federal Aviation Administration, planes at Denver International and Salt Lake City International airports are being sprayed with deicing solution to remove snow and ice before departure.

Snow and ice cause an average delay of 26 minutes for flights landing at Denver International Airport. According to the FAA, flights from both airports will continue to depart as scheduled.

Thanksgiving travelers complain of long lines and packed airports

Thanksgiving travelers are already starting to see evidence of the expected record-breaking holiday travel this year with long lines and busy airports.

Laura Miers was picking her mother up from Atlanta Airport in the early hours of Wednesday when she faced a 20 minute line just to enter the airport, where she said she had “never seen so many people at the airport here in my life.”

“My mom’s plane landed at 1am last night. There was a line to enter the airport over 20 minutes long that started at the entrance, & they had countless cops directing traffic, & cruisers with flashing lights arranged all over the roadways.

“I have never seen so many people at the airport here in my life, & ESPECIALLY not at 1am. Record Thanksgiving travel is expected in the US. I feel doom approaching.”

Terrifying video shows driver who ‘can’t even see the road’ during heavy snowfall

A Colorado motorist shared a terrifying clip of them driving through heavy snow with very limited visibility during the early hours of Wednesday.

“Can’t even see the road. I don’t know where I’m driving,” driver Nathan Booth says during the clip, filmed as he commuted along snow covered roads, north of Denver.

Map shows arctic blast to cause shockingly cold temperatures in every state

A powerful Arctic blast is forecast to plunge the United States into unusually cold temperatures, with every state experiencing a chill starting from Wednesday.

A map shared on Tuesday by Weather Track US, a group run by student weather enthusiasts, forecast that temperatures could reach as far as 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit below average temperatures in some areas.

The forecast was for Wednesday until Thursday, December 5.

The group posted the map to X, writing that the cold air would leave most of the lower 48 states at least 10 degrees below average. All of the lower 48 will be affected by the blast.

Read the full story by Flynn Nicholls on Newsweek.

Cold conditions to be expected on Thanksgiving

Much of the U.S. will be dry but chilly on Thanksgiving Day, with the exception of the East, which will have a disruptive storm. Stormy weather will spread from the Southeast to the Northeast. Some snow may fall in upper areas of the Interior Northeast and northern New England, but rain will fall primarily at lower levels and near the coast.

Rain and thunder will also hamper the pleasure in sections of the mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Gulf Coast. A few heavier thunderstorms may develop in these areas, particularly later in the morning or early afternoon.

FAA daily air traffic report revealed

Low clouds and wind may have an impact on flights in various locations across the U.S., according to a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic advisory issued Wednesday morning.

The FAA says those affected could be:

• Boston
• Tampa
• Dallas
• Las Vegas
• Los Angeles
• Seattle

Meanwhile, the FAA warns snow may cause delays in Minneapolis and Denver.

Avalanche warnings issued for Thanksgiving

Avalanche warnings are in place across Colorado as travelers set out to meet family and friends for Thanksgiving.

Warnings issued by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) and relayed by the National Weather Service (NWS) are in place until Thursday evening for the West Elk Mountains.

Park Range, Flat Tops, Gore Range, Indian Peaks, Sawatch Range, Elk Mountains, and the western and southern San Juan Mountains all have warnings in place until Wednesday evening.

“Large and dangerous avalanches will be very easy to trigger in many places,” an NWS update said.

“Travel in backcountry avalanche terrain is not recommended in the mentioned areas.”

Read the full story by Tom Howarth on Newsweek.

‘First arctic outbreak of the season’ expected through weekend

The National Weather Service has announced that the “first arctic outbreak of the season” is expected to make its way through the east of the U.S. throughout the weekend.

Drivers in 10 states warned over ‘hazardous’ conditions

Thick fog warnings are in place across 10 U.S. states, with the National Weather Service (NWS) advising drivers to be aware of potentially dangerous conditions.

These “dense fog advisories” have been given to large sections of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, as well as smaller regions within Florida, Idaho, Maine, Texas and Washington.

According to the NWS, dense fog advisories are issued when “widespread fog is expected to reduce visibilities to 1/4 mile or less over a large area for an extended period of time (2 or more hours).

“Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous,” they added.

“The dense patchy nature of this fog can make travel more dangerous as visibility can fall rapidly over short distances.”

The fog advisories are mostly in place until 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. local time this morning.

Read the full story by Jess Thompson on Newsweek.