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    Winter weather could cause travel delays and disruptions this week as millions of people prepare to hit the roads and airways for the Thanksgiving holiday.

    In the West, chances of heavy rain and snow increase Tuesday as “another atmospheric river event arrives” in parts of central California, the National Weather Service said in a Sunday forecast.

    The weather service also said Monday that a pair of low-pressure systems moving through the Upper Midwest will generate “several inches of snow” over Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, while show showers are expected in the greater Upper Midwest and Lower Great Lakes.

    “Temperatures will remain above average for one final day from the Southern Plains into the Midwest before a strong cold front pushes through Tuesday,” the NWS said in its Monday morning forecast.

    Another storm with “snow accumulation potential” will take shape in the eastern United States later this week on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, according to AccuWeather meteorologists.

    According to AccuWeather, there are two scenarios that could occur:

    • The first scenario involves a “slow-moving storm” that could have longer-lasting impacts from the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys to the Northeast.
    • The second scenario sends the same storm further south and off the Carolina coast through Thanksgiving, which would mean a less intense storm with showers and even snow from the Tennessee Valley eastward to the East Coast.

    Not all holiday weather news is bad. The Pacific Northwest, which has played host to a series of grumpy atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone in recent days, should finally settle down, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tyler Roys told USA TODAY on Sunday as the national weather picture for the holidays sharpened.

    “It would be a mixed score for the country if I gave it a score,” Roys said. “There will certainly be areas of concern.”

    One of the most pressing concerns will be at Denver International Airport, where snowfall could delay travelers getting in and out on what should be one of the biggest air travel days of the year. Roys said the current forecast of 1 to 7 inches of snow could be enough to cause flight delays on Wednesday.

    Roys said Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio and Nashville, Tennessee, could see snow or rain that is expected to hamper air and vehicle traffic.

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    Travel details are also in the forecast

    Anything that blocks flights would come at a historically bad time.

    Last week, the Transportation Security Administration said it expects to experience the busiest Thanksgiving travel period ever. It estimates that its agents will screen 18.3 million people from Tuesday to December 2. That would represent an increase of 6% compared to 2023.

    Passenger volume has reached record highs in 2024, up 17% since 2022, the TSA said in a statement. TSA Administrator David Pekoske said the 10 busiest travel days in TSA history all occurred in 2024, adding that “we expect this trend to continue.”

    Low gas prices could mean record travel

    AAA Projects Between Tuesday and Monday, December 2, 79.9 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their homes for Thanksgiving. That represents 1.7 million more travelers than last year and 2 million more than in 2019.

    “Thanksgiving is the busiest holiday for travel, and this year we expect to set new records across the board, from driving to flying and cruising,” said Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel.

    Low gasoline prices are expected to drive record travel, with the national average possibly falling below $3 for the first time since 2021.

    Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].

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