Some severe weather could impact travelers in the sky or on the road through Thanksgiving weekend, according to forecasters.

Snow is expected to hit parts of the northern U.S., while rain is predicted to sweep other areas around the country, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service, The Weather Channel and AccuWeather.

According to NWS, winter storm warnings are in effect across the Great Lakes, including Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, for Wednesday, Nov. 26, which is considered a peak travel day. On Thanksgiving Day, snow could fall in some Midwestern states, while rain is expected in the Pacific Northwest.

Nearly 82 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving holiday period this year, according to the American Automobile Association.

Weather forecast for Nov. 26: Where is it snowing?

Snow is expected to fall over the Great Lakes on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Winter storm warnings are currently in effect for the Twin Cities metro area and north and central Michigan, according to NWS.

Heavy snow will fall through the morning hours on Nov. 26 across the upper Mississippi Valley and much of Wisconsin, while gusty winds could produce drifting snow in North Dakota and South Dakota and western Minnesota, according to forecasters from The Weather Channel.

"Wind gusts over 40 mph could cause airline delays in cities including Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.

Overnight Wednesday, heavy snow and strong winds will spread from northern and western Michigan and northern Wisconsin to northeast Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, and upstate New York, forecasters said.

Meanwhile, some rain showers are possible in the Pacific Northwest, including steadier rain at night in western Washington state on Wednesday.

Thanksgiving Day weather forecast

On Thanksgiving Day, lake-effect snow could impact the Great Lakes area. As a result, whiteout conditions are possible across highway stretches, including I-90 from Cleveland, Ohio, to Buffalo, New York, I-81 near Syracuse, New York, and I-94 and 196 in western Michigan, per The Weather Channel.

Some rain showers and gusty winds in western Washington and Oregon could make for slick travel conditions, per TWC and AccuWeather.

Spotty thundershowers are also possible in central and South Florida.

Thanksgiving weekend weather forecast

Post-Thanksgiving, lake-effect snow bands and East Coast rainfall could make for disrupted or dangerous travel conditions. Here's what forecasters at TWC are predicting:

  • Black Friday: Snow in the Northern Plains, Missouri Valley, and eastern Great Lakes snowbelts. Nighttime rain and thunderstorms in eastern Kansas, western Missouri to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and western Louisiana.
  • Saturday, Nov. 29: Snow through the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. At night, snow will spread east into the Ohio Valley and eastern Great Lakes. Thunderstorms with heavy rain from Oklahoma and Texas to the middle and lower Mississippi Valley.
  • Sunday, Nov. 30: Snow in the Rockies from Colorado and western Kansas to northern New Mexico. Some snow is possible in parts of the Northeast and lingering lake-effect snow bands in the Great Lakes. Some rain is possible from Virginia and the Carolinas to the northern Gulf Coast.

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.

Contributing: Doyle Rice, USA TODAY

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