Eastern cold snap to fade before Thanksgiving; Climate Prediction Center expects a mild holiday week for most of the U.S., with a possible first freeze in the southern Plains
Parts of New York saw more than a foot of snow and much of the eastern half of the country is facing lows in the 20s and 30s Fahrenheit in a cold snap, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters say the cold will slowly fade in mid-November.
By around November 20, above-average temperatures should encompass all areas east of the Rockies, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said; only the Far West will be cooler than average around that time. Thanksgiving week should bring a mild pattern across much of the United States, according to Anthony Artusa, a meteorologist with the Climate Prediction Center, and he does not see any powerful storms that week, so widespread, major travel disruptions could be avoided.
One exception is the southern Plains, where Oklahoma and Texas could see their first freeze of the season during Thanksgiving week, Artusa said. AccuWeather expects rainy weather across the southern tier of the nation along with California, where snow will fall at higher elevations; the Northeast should start the travel week mainly dry, with rain potential increasing later in the week, and mainly dry conditions are expected for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, though it could be chilly early in the day.
Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center
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Photo: 图：美国一处住宅区街道在初雪后的景象（资料图）。来源：Arunkv26，Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0。 / Photo: A residential street after an early snowfall in the United States (file photo). Source: Arunkv26, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
