From baking pies to traveling, Thanksgiving is a busy time for a lot of. While it’s a fun time to consume turkey, check out with loved ones, and shop those irresistible Black Friday sales, the weather can quickly put a halt to your plans. To provide you a preview of what the weather will be like this year, The Old Farmer’s Almanac simply launched its 2024 Thanksgiving forecast– and it looks like it’ll be a pretty cool and dry holiday.

To anticipate weather patterns and possible rainy and snowy conditions, The Old Farmer’s Almanac compares solar patterns and historic weather with present solar activity. To create its Thanksgiving weather report, experts from The Old Farmer’s Almanac do not simply look at how the weather condition compared to the previous year; they look at averages over years.
November will be a warmer month for the Great Lakes and most of the East Coast with very little rainfall, while much of the Deep South and Southeast will be wetter than normal. Cooler weather will grace the Gulf Coast and the Rockies toward Washington State. It will be warmer than regular from Oregon down to California. Alaska will likewise experience a warmer month with some precipitation across the south, and Hawaii will see cooler and wet weather condition on the Big Island while the remainder of the islands will be dry.
To offer you a better look at the 2024 Thanksgiving Weather Forecast, here is a general summary of what the holiday is anticipated to be like across the nation:

Midwest to East Coast: Cool and dry

Southeast and Florida: Cool with possible showers in southeast; warm and damp in Florida

The Central U.S.: Warm and dry from Upper Midwest, Heartland, Texas, and Oklahoma; cool and few showers in the south

The Plains: Warm and dry with a few showers

The Rocky Mountains: Mild with couple of snow showers in northern Rockies; sunny in southern parts
The Southwest to Northwest: Dry and warm in the southwest; warm and rainy in the Pacific Northwest; snow and rain in Alaska