Thanksgiving Week 2015 Weather Forecast for Maryland

Thanksgiving Day in Maryland looks like it will be crisp and sunny, according to the National Weather Service, so no problems if you’re driving to a family gathering.

Highs on Thursday are expected to be in the upper 50s, with sunny skies, but bundle up in the morning, when temps will be in the 30s.

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If you’ll be traveling this week, here’s what you can expect in Maryland:

• Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
• Monday night: Partly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
• Tuesday: Sunny. Highs around 50. West winds around 5 mph.
• Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. North winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
• Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Light and variable winds.
• Wednesday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
• Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
• Thursday night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

The weather will warm up a bit, into the low 60s, for Black Friday. Then the cooldown begins with a chance of rain and a high in the mid 50s on Saturday, followed by a high in the mid 40s on Sunday.

Traveling for Thanksgiving holiday?

Most areas east of the Rockies can expect no major weather-related problems during the early to middle part of this week, according to a story Monday by Accuweather.

According to the American Automobile Association, 46.9 million Americans are expected to travel more than 50 miles or more away from home from Wednesday, Nov. 25, to Sunday, Nov. 29. That number includes a predicted one million Maryland travelers over the long holiday weekend.

Accuweather notes that if you’re traveling, major cities’ airports that could be adversely affected by a winter storm this week include Seattle, San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Blizzard conditions could also develop in parts of Montana and Wyoming by Wednesday, according to the weather service.

»PHOTO of fall byways from VisitMaryland.org