Thanksgiving Travel Timeline

Precipitation Totals (NOAA)

With most of the campus leaving tomorrow, it is important to be aware of the wintry weather coming. A lot of people are worried about the snowy conditions, but it looks like our only threat is heavy rain and gusty winds. The only potential for wintry mix or possibly snow, is in the beginning and tail end of the system.

A low pressure system will move up the east coast, following I-95 at just about the busiest time for travel. A wintry mix will move in on Tuesday morning, followed by rain. Chilly rain should pour from noon up until Wednesday afternoon. With such heavy rain in a long amount of time, it is very possible that the metro area could see almost 2 inches of rain. The best chance for any wintry weather would start around noon on Wednesday. Even then, the temperatures will probably be just above freezing.

Wind speeds will reach 25 mph, and shouldn’t be a factor until Wednesday morning.

The best news is high pressure will be moving in on Thanksgiving day. This will lead to clear skies and calm winds, but cold temperatures. I’m talking about a high of just 33 degrees, if that. Make sure to stay bundled up if you’re going Black Friday shopping.

I’ve added a timeline up to Thanksgiving Day. Be sure to keep checking in with Forecast GMU. We’ll have all the updates you need for the travel home.

Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break!

-Nick Stasiak

Monday Night: Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy. Low of 30 degrees. Winds calm.

Tuesday Morning: Cloudy with first raindrops around 6 am. Best chance for wintry weather between 6 am and noon. Temps reaching 34 degrees. Winds calm.

Tuesday Afternoon: Moderate rainfall. Temps reaching 38 degrees. Winds at 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: Moderate rainfall up until 6 am. Low of 37 degrees. Winds reaching 15 mph.

Wednesday Morning: Rain easing. Temps reaching 40 degrees. Winds at 20 mph.

Wednesday Afternoon: Rain ending. Slight chance of wintry weather from noon up to 5 pm. Temps dropping to 35 degrees. Winds gusting to 35 mph.

Wednesday Night: Skies clearing up with temps dropping to 29 degrees. Winds gusting at 35 mph.

Thursday Morning: Clear skies with temps no warmer than 33 degrees. Winds dying down to 12 mph.

Thursday Afternoon: Sunny with a high of 32 degrees. Winds calm around 8 mph.

Thursday Night: Clear with winds nearly dead. Low of 24 degrees.

#BREAKING: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOVEMBER 26 4:00 AM TO NOVEMBER 26 1:00 PM. #GMU #VAWX