Heading home or returning gifts after Christmas? With a focus on Thursday, this story pinpoints where the weather may influence your travels, whether it’s a short drive or across the miles.
“More Americans than ever on record will travel this holiday season,” according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).
AAA is expecting 115.6 million to hit the roads, rails and skies for the end of the year holidays through New Year’s Day. This means that with highways, airports and train stations can expect high volumes of people, and the weather potentially could really interfere with travel plans.
Most of the trouble on the roads and airports will be during the days prior to Christmas, with big rainstorms in the Southeast and along the Pacific coast.
Country-wide, the busiest day for holiday travel is expected to be on Thursday, after Christmas, AAA stated.
There is some good news for many travelers in the Southeast right after Christmas, while most places east of the Rockies are likely to continue the string of good luck with the weather.
“The weather will generally cooperate for vast stretches of the United States immediately after Christmas, but there will be some travel trouble spots that are not uncommon for the time of the year,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Gresiak said.
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