Orbit Thanksgiving travel weather on the drive
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. The busiest driving days of the year are the Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Sunday after. Here's the National Weather Service forecast along popular drives for the times most people leave, town by town, at the time you'd get there.
The forecasts open about a week out, from Wednesday, November 18. This page fills in on its own then. Meanwhile, check any drive on the road-trip weather page.
| Drive | Tuesday 6 PM | Wednesday 7 AM | Wednesday 2 PM | Sunday 10 AM, coming home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit to ChicagoI-94 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to Grand RapidsI-96 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to Traverse CityI-75 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to Mackinaw CityI-75 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to ClevelandI-75 and I-80/90 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to ColumbusUS-23 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to CincinnatiI-75 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Detroit to IndianapolisI-94 and I-69 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Grand Rapids to ChicagoI-196 and I-94 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Chicago to MilwaukeeI-94 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Chicago to IndianapolisI-65 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Chicago to St. LouisI-55 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Chicago to MinneapolisI-90 and I-94 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Los Angeles to Las VegasI-15 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Los Angeles to San FranciscoI-5 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Phoenix to Los AngelesI-10 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| New York to WashingtonI-95 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| New York to BostonI-95, I-84 and I-90 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Philadelphia to Pittsburghthe Pennsylvania Turnpike | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Dallas to HoustonI-45 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Dallas to AustinI-35 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Atlanta to OrlandoI-75 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Nashville to AtlantaI-24 and I-75 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Seattle to PortlandI-5 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
| Denver to Colorado SpringsI-25 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 | From Nov 18 |
"Coming home" is the same drive the other way. Each cell is the worst weather on the drive leaving at that time, from the NWS hourly forecast for each town when you'd reach it. Open a drive for every town and the temperatures.
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