Thanksgiving Travel Guide in Maryland: Traffic, weather

Thanksgiving Travel Guide in Maryland: Traffic, weather

Maryland Thanksgiving Travel Guide: Live traffic cameras, flight delays, gas prices, weather

WE’RE CHECKING IN ON ANNAPOLIS WITH A DRY WEATHER RIGHT NOW IT IS CHILLY THIS MORNING, BUT IT WILL HELP TO HAVE SUNSHINE AND LIGHTER WINDS. SO HOPEFULLY A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTSIDE, EVEN ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED A WARM JACKET. THE TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING OUT IN THE 30S. WE’RE AT 36 AT BWI, 33 IN ELLICOTT CITY, 41 HEREFORD, BUT YORK IS ONLY 29 DEGREES. IT’S GOING TO BE SUNNY, THOUGH, THROUGH A LOT OF TODAY, SO THAT’S GOING TO HELP. THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT 45 AT 9:00, 52 BY 11, AND THEN UPPER 50S THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS INCREASE BY THE EVENING, BUT STILL WITH DRY WEATHER, LIGHT WIND OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TODAY AT SIX MILES PER HOUR. THE SUN COMES UP JUST AFTER 7:00 AND IT NOW SETS AT 446. SO WE’RE DEFINITELY GETTING INTO THESE LONGEST DAYS OF OR LONGEST NIGHTS OF THE YEAR. I SHOULD SAY. FUTURECAST WILL SHOW HOW IT’S DRY ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE TODAY. BY AFTERNOON, THE CLOUDS INCREASE AND BY 4:00 SOME LIGHT SHOWERS COULD START IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER, THEY GOT ABOUT A FOOT OF SNOW IN PARTS OF GARRETT COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND. BUT NOW IT’S GOING TO BE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THERE TODAY AS THEY’RE GOING TO BE ABOVE FREEZING. SO A LOT IS MELTING OUT THERE. AND TURNING SLUSHY FOR OUR REGION. A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TONIGHT, BUT MORE LIKELY SOME RAIN IS DEVELOPING TOMORROW MORNING, SO DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON TUESDAY, THINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE RUNNING A BIT SLOW AS THE ROADS WILL BE WET AT 6:00 AND 7:00 AND THEN IT MAY CLEAR OUT EVEN BEFORE TEN IN THE MORNING AND MOVE TO THE EAST. SO THE REST OF TUESDAY WILL BE DRY. BUT WITH A COLD, BRISK WIND. LET’S ZOOM OUT ACROSS THE REGION. WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING THIS WEEK AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THAT’S WHEN WE HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN. IT LEANS TOWARDS SNOW IN PENNSYLVANIA, SO THAT’S GOING TO BE ONE AREA THAT HAS MORE TRICKY TRAVEL GOING INTO THANKSGIVING. IF YOU’RE GOING FARTHER NORTH INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK. OTHERWISE, THE RAIN IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY. THANKSGIVING DAY AND THEN MUCH COLDER WINDS WILL FOLLOW THAT. SO GARRETT COUNTY IS GOING TO GO BACK TO SOME SNOW, WHICH THEY’RE GLAD TO SEE AS THEY TRY TO PREPARE FOR SKI SEASON. BUT OUR REGION WILL BE STAYING MOSTLY SNOW FREE. IT LOOKS LIKE JUST A FEW SPRINKLES COULD SHOW UP ON FRIDAY. MAYBE SOME FLURRIES, BUT AT THIS POINT NO BIG DEAL. EVEN ON BLACK FRIDAY, OUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST. SO WE’VE GOT THE SUN TODAY, A HIGH OF 58, A LOW OF 48 TONIGHT. WATCH FOR THAT RAIN DEVELOPING TOMORROW MORNING, EVEN DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND THEN TURNING BREEZY AND DRIER IN THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY LOOKS QUIET HERE ACROSS CENTRAL MARYLAND AND THEN THURSDAY. IMPACT ICON FOR THE RAIN THAT’S DEVELOPING ON THANKSGIVING DAY. EXPECT THE ROADS TO BE RUNNING SLOWER JUST BECAUSE OF THE SOGGY WEATHER. AND IF YOU HAD PLANNED TO DO ANYTHING OUTDOORS, WELL, YOU’RE GOING TO NEED THE WET WEATHER GEAR FRIDAY. THEN A CHANCE FOR SPRINKLES AND FLURRIES. BUT THEN THE UPCOMIN

Maryland Thanksgiving Travel Guide: Live traffic cameras, flight delays, gas prices, weather

Traveling for Thanksgiving? You’re not alone: Check live road conditions, gas prices, your flight status and the travel weather forecast (video above).It’s turkey time, and, according to AAA, 80 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home for Thanksgiving.Check LIVE traffic map hereTravel Weather ForecastMaryland Traffic CamerasMaryland Traffic Incidents & Lane ClosuresCheck status of your flightCompare gas prices where you areAccording to transportation data provider INRIX, the busiest times to travel by car over the Thanksgiving holiday are Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.The best time to hit the road is on Thanksgiving Day itself when the highways are typically clear.Returning home on Sunday? Leave early in the morning. Returning Monday? Expect a mix of travelers and work commuters on the roads.

Traveling for Thanksgiving? You’re not alone: Check live road conditions, gas prices, your flight status and the travel weather forecast (video above).

It’s turkey time, and, according to AAA, 80 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home for Thanksgiving.

According to transportation data provider INRIX, the busiest times to travel by car over the Thanksgiving holiday are Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

The best time to hit the road is on Thanksgiving Day itself when the highways are typically clear.

Returning home on Sunday? Leave early in the morning. Returning Monday? Expect a mix of travelers and work commuters on the roads.