Overview

• AAA projects about 72 million Americans will travel for Independence Day week, including a record 5.84 million air passengers.
• The National Weather Service forecasts the East Coast cold front will wane by Friday, ensuring rain-free skies for Fourth of July fireworks in cities such as New York, Boston and Washington, D.C.
• Heavy showers are expected Wednesday and Thursday across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and parts of the interior Southwest, posing risks for road and outdoor event travel.
• Delta and other carriers have reported hundreds of flight cancellations in Atlanta due to severe weather, and further delays are possible as holiday travel peaks.
• Meteorologists are monitoring a disturbance in the Bay of Campeche that could intensify into a tropical cyclone near the Gulf Coast later this week.