CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Rain may affect holiday travel this week in and around Charlotte.

WBTV meteorologists expect rainfall from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, just ahead of Thanksgiving Day.

Showers — and possibly a heavier thunderstorm or two — are likely during that period.

Futurecast outlook

A futurecast map shows showers beginning to develop around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Nov. 25.

Tuesday 4 p.m.

By about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, some of those showers could become more severe, as indicated in the map below.

Wednesday 2 a.m.

Cooler air arrives before Thanksgiving

As for Thanksgiving, cooler air will arrive just before Thursday, sending temperatures back below average — now near 60 degrees in Charlotte.

Thanksgiving Day itself will be sunny, with a chilly breeze and

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