Thanksgiving travel weather: Rain ahead of holiday

5 things you need to know about Thanksgiving travel weather

Steady, heavy rain to come ahead of holiday

NOW, YOUR WBAL TV 11 WEATHER FORECAST WITH METEOROLOGIST TONY PANN. IT’S JUST ME AND THOSE TURKEYS LOOK LIKE DINOSAURS. THEY WERE PRETTY BIG. BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT. GIGANTIC. IT’S THOSE LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS. THAT’S WHAT IT IS. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT IT IS. THEY’RE EATING. YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO PARDON THEM. THEY COULD JUST GET AWAY BY THEMSELVES. EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT, CHILLY START THIS MORNING. STARTED AT 33, BUT WE MADE IT UP TO 60 THIS AFTERNOON. AND THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST, WHAT YOU’D CALL MILD DAY FOR A WHILE, AT LEAST THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEK. THE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE BELOW NORMAL, PROBABLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. SO HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THAT TODAY. IT’S 53 AT THE AIRPORT RIGHT NOW AFTER HITTING 60. IT’S 47 IN PARKTON, 48. TOP OF THE HOUR IN EDGEWOOD, THE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID, MID 30S OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AND EVEN THOUGH THE WEATHER’S QUIET AROUND BALTIMORE, A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY UP IN THE NORTHEAST. NOTHING OF ANY CONSEQUENCE. THAT’LL ALL STAY NORTH OF US. AND I THINK IT’LL BE DRY TOMORROW. OUR NEXT SYSTEM THAT’S GOING TO PRODUCE SOME RAIN FOREST THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IS THIS ONE OUT IN THE MIDWEST THAT WILL ARRIVE HERE ON TUESDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY EVEN OF SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IN THE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ON OUR FUTURE CAST AND WE’LL TIME IT OUT FOR YOU. THIS IS MONDAY MORNING. WE START WITH, I THINK, A CLEAR SKY AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S. BUT BY THE TIME WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON, THE CLOUDS WILL THICKEN UP. BUT WE DON’T EXPECT ANY PRECIPITATION. BUT BECAUSE OF THE CLOUDS, IT’S GOING TO BE ABOUT TEN DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S AS OPPOSED TO NEAR 60 TUESDAY MORNING EARLY, I THINK IT’LL START OUT DRY, BUT THERE’LL BE A SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS THAT COULD PRODUCE SOME FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET. I THINK OUT IN WESTERN MARYLAND. SO IF YOU’RE TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAY, GOING WEST FROM BALTIMORE, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AROUND HERE. IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A STEADY RAIN, A CHILLY RAIN AND MUCH NEEDED RAIN. WE HAVEN’T HAD ANY RAIN FOR LIKE TWO MONTHS. SO THIS IS WELCOME NEWS EVEN THOUGH IT’S AROUND THE HOLIDAY AND IT’LL SLOW THE TRAVEL DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT COULD BE RAINING PRETTY HARD IN THE EVENING ON TUESDAY IF THAT’S WHEN YOU’RE PLANNING ON LEAVING. IT’LL CLEAR OUT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AND I THINK MOST OF WEDNESDAY AND THANKSGIVING DAY WILL BE DRY. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING NORTH FROM BALTIMORE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, EVEN THOUGH IT’S GOING TO BE RAINING HERE, FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON IS LIKELY FOR THE INTERIOR, NORTHEAST PARTS OF VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND UP INTO MAINE. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING UP THAT WAY FOR THE HOLIDAY, YOU CAN EXPECT A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW, RAIN HERE, SNOW NORTH CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES DROP BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S. THE SUN SET AT 450. IT’S GETTING EARLIER AND EARLIER DURING THE DAY. TOMORROW, SUNSHINE IN THE MORNING, THEN CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. MUCH COOLER THAN TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 47 AND 52. SUNRISE IS AT 655. SEVEN DAY FORECAST RAIN LIKELY ON TUESDAY. SOME OF THAT RAIN COULD BE HEAVY IN THE EVENING. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE, 51 EARLY SHOWERS WEDNESDAY, THEN IT CLEARS UP ON THANKSGIVING DAY. WE THINK IT’LL BE DRY. JUST COOL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S CHILLY RAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY GOING INTO THE WEEKEND AS EVERYBODY’S SHOPPING ON FRIDAY.

5 things you need to know about Thanksgiving travel weather

Steady, heavy rain to come ahead of holiday

|| Closings | Weather Advisories | Radar | Forecast | Email Alerts | Send us your pics ||Here’s how to get severe weather alerts from the WBAL-TV appBALTIMORE — Steady, heavy rain is coming to Maryland ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday that could slow travel a bit.Here are five things you need to know about the weather this week. 1. Starts as sleet in the mountainsMonday will be clear, but clouds will begin to thicken by the afternoon, which means colder temperatures.Then, if you’re traveling west of Baltimore early Tuesday, the storm arrives as freezing rain or sleet in the mountains of Western Maryland. Otherwise, Tuesday morning will be mainly dry in and around Baltimore.2. Steady, heavy rainSteady, heavy rain will fall throughout the afternoon and into Tuesday evening — and Maryland needs it! It has been two months since any significant rain has fallen in the area. The rain could slow travel a bit, particularly on the roads.3. When will the rain clear out?The rain clears out by Wednesday morning.4. Rain here, snow northIf you’re traveling north of Baltimore, be aware that it’ll snow in the Northeast.5. Keep an eye on the 7-Day forecastThere’s a chance for more rain in the form of showers on Black Friday and Saturday. We’ll finetune the forecast and keep you updated!MARYLAND’S WEATHER RADARWBAL-TV 11 Maryland Weather RadarApp users tap here for radar.Download the WBAL-TV app NOW and turn on push alerts to be aware of severe weather warnings, listen to NOAA Weather radio, and watch WBAL-TV 11 for travel weather updates.Follow: @wbaltv11 | @TTasselWBAL | @AvaWBAL | @TonyPannWBAL | @DalenciaWBAL | @ChelseaWeather

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BALTIMORE — Steady, heavy rain is coming to Maryland ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday that could slow travel a bit.

Here are five things you need to know about the weather this week.

1. Starts as sleet in the mountains

Monday will be clear, but clouds will begin to thicken by the afternoon, which means colder temperatures.

Then, if you’re traveling west of Baltimore early Tuesday, the storm arrives as freezing rain or sleet in the mountains of Western Maryland. Otherwise, Tuesday morning will be mainly dry in and around Baltimore.

2. Steady, heavy rain

Steady, heavy rain will fall throughout the afternoon and into Tuesday evening — and Maryland needs it! It has been two months since any significant rain has fallen in the area. The rain could slow travel a bit, particularly on the roads.

3. When will the rain clear out?

The rain clears out by Wednesday morning.

4. Rain here, snow north

If you’re traveling north of Baltimore, be aware that it’ll snow in the Northeast.

5. Keep an eye on the 7-Day forecast

There’s a chance for more rain in the form of showers on Black Friday and Saturday. We’ll finetune the forecast and keep you updated!

MARYLAND’S WEATHER RADAR

WBAL-TV 11 Maryland Weather Radar

App users tap here for radar.

Download the WBAL-TV app NOW and turn on push alerts to be aware of severe weather warnings, listen to NOAA Weather radio, and watch WBAL-TV 11 for travel weather updates.