Big pattern shift - early look to Thanksgiving travel

Goodbye to the Seattle type of weather and welcome back sunshine. We are about to see some of the warmest weather we've had since before Halloween. What is going on?

The Pacific Northwest is about to get blasted with another big storm with heavy winds, rain, and snow. Wind gusts over 55-60 mph look likely. 

Our wind will be increasing because of that big storm in the Pacific Northwest. It will be a south wind, which is why we are forecasting such warm weather for the end of this week. There will be a lot of 70s by Friday afternoon. Some records could be tied or broken. 

Great news for travelers next week:

The weather looks good for most of the country. These snapshots of the weather are for Tuesday-early Wednesday. Some light snow or flurries coming through the Rockies, with a batch of rain showers passing across the South. The eastern third of the country looks quite chilly, but nothing that's unusual.

Tuesday-Wednesday

Tuesday-Wednesday