Rough travel conditions and some power outages are expected on Thanksgiving

A storm will bring widespread, heavy, wet snow and rain to the region on Thanksgiving Day. Precipitation begins before and around sunrise, but is not very heavy in the first few hours. Far northern New York and the Champlain Valley, on the other hand, will see significant amounts of precipitation. Due to the impacts, the story will be different elsewhere, especially at slightly higher elevations. Heavy, wet snow will cause traffic delays across much of the region during the afternoon and evening hours of Thanksgiving. Persons planning to travel should be very aware of these conditions, which are rough and vary depending on altitude, even within the same city! For example, on Thanksgiving afternoon it will probably just be wet on Church Street in Burlington, but Interstate 89 in central Vermont will be terrible with a significant accumulation of wet snow and nothing in the northern Champlain Valley, up to a few wet inches with some height, up to over 12 inches at the back of Green Mountain. The fire tower on Killington Peak likely represents the jackpot of about 15 inches of snow. There’s a common theme Friday through the weekend and into early next week: clouds mixed with some sun, a breeze and occasional snow showers. The water in the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay in Canada is very warm. As the cold air passes over the water, it fires bands of snow that move like a garden hose. Moisture of this type tends to be squeezed out in the mountains and often skips valley locations. STAY WEATHER AWARE For current weather Click here for coverage for your area. Stay up to date with alerts in the myNBC5 app, available to download here. For the best weather information and the most certified accurate weather forecast for Vermont and Northern New York, watch NBC5 News streaming at this link. Don’t forget to follow NBC5 News on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. Follow the NBC5 First Warning Weather team on social media: Chief Meteorologist Tyler Jankoski Facebook | X | InstagramMeteorologist Ben Frechette Facebook | X | InstagramMeteorologist Matt DiLoreto Facebook | XMeteorologist Andrew Grautski Facebook | XMeteorologist Marissa Vigevani Facebook | X

A storm will bring widespread, heavy, wet snow and rain to the region on Thanksgiving Day.

Precipitation begins before and around sunrise, but is not very heavy in the first few hours.

While northern New York and the Champlain Valley will be spared significant impacts, The story will be different elsewhere, particularly at slightly higher elevations.

Heavy, wet snow will cause traffic delays across much of the region during the Thanksgiving afternoon and evening hours.

Those planning to travel should be aware that conditions can be harsh and vary depending on altitude, even within the same city!

For example, Church Street in Burlington will likely only be wet on Thanksgiving afternoon, but Interstate 89 in central Vermont will be terrible with a significant accumulation of wet snow.

Total snow accumulation ranges from nothing in the northern Champlain Valley, to a few wet inches with some height, to over 12 inches on the ridge of Green Mountain. The fire tower on Killington Peak likely represents the jackpot of about 15 inches of snow.

There will be a common theme from Friday through the weekend and into early next week: clouds, some sun, a breeze and occasional snow showers.

The water in the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay in Canada is very warm. As the cold air passes over the water, it kicks up streaks of snow that move like a garden hose.

Moisture of this type tends to be squeezed out in the mountains and often skips valleys.

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