Overview
- A shield of rain moves in Tuesday evening and tapers by Wednesday morning, with most areas picking up about 0.25–0.5 inches and southeastern Massachusetts potentially near an inch.
- Wednesday turns unseasonably mild in many places with highs in the 50s to low 60s ahead of the front.
- A strong cold front Wednesday night ushers in much colder air and gusty winds into Thanksgiving, with some regions seeing 25–45 mph gusts and the Chicago area forecast for wind chills near 6°F Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
- Colder northern and Great Lakes zones will see rain change to snow and develop lake-effect bands from Wednesday into Thursday, bringing localized travel disruptions and minor accumulations, especially in Ohio and Michigan snowbelts.
- With nearly 82 million holiday travelers projected by AAA, forecasters also note another round of precipitation is likely to arrive for portions of the region late Sunday.