by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 8:20 AM ET, Tue November 25, 2025
UPDATED: November 25, 2025 at 8:20 a.m. EST
Poor winter weather is expected to hit much of the continental United States this holiday week, potentially snarling traffic and impacting flights in regions across the country.
According to the National Weather Service, during the first half of this week, the entire eastern portion of the United States from Vermont to Florida and west to Wisconsin, parts of Texas, and all the way to Washington state will see precipitation and storms, some of which might become snow in the more northern regions.
The FAA posted a notice to its X (formerly Twitter) account, notifying travelers about potential weather-related travel delays or disruptions this week at New York John F. Kennedy Airport, LaGuardia, Newark, Philadelphia, Houston, Memphis and in Dallas.
The storm will head from the middle of the nation and head east, growing from parts of Texas and some regions north to hit much of the Midwest and portions of the eastern states from Monday, November 24 through the night of Tuesday, November 25.
A different system in the Pacific Northwest will also add precipitation in the region.
By midday on Wednesday, November 26, much of the storms will have passed, with only a few regions in the Midwest, the northern East Coast states and the Pacific Northwest being impacted.
Thanksgiving Day is expected to be dry for much of the United States, with only the Pacific Northwest, Michigan and some northerly counties of New York and surrounding states being impacted with precipitation. Rainfall in the Pacific Northwest is expected to be less than an inch.
Later in the week, we’ll see a Canadian cold front, turning much of the expected precipitation to snow in New York and surrounding areas into the weekend—and much of the country colder than the rest of the week, with temps in the 20s.
The Great Lakes region, especially Michigan and New York state, should expect lake effect snow Thursday through late Friday, with some regions expecting six to 12 inches of snow or more.
Heading into the weekend, the National Weather Service is predicting a developing storm system over the Plains, with rain and thunderstorms from Texas to the mid-South, with the heaviest rainfall expected on Sunday. Snowfall is expected over the northern states from Wyoming to the Upper Midwest from Friday into Saturday, with heavy snow in the central Rockies.
Travelers should be advised to check their regional weather forecasts for their chosen destination this week, and prepare accordingly. A record number of travelers are expecting to take to the roads and the skies this holiday week.
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