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Driving to a Thanksgiving Celebration? See the Best Times to Leave

A storm will bring heavy rain, snow, and gusty winds across major U.S. travel hubs, risking delays and cancellations during the busiest Thanksgiving travel week, AAA projects nearly 82 million travelers.

  • Friday the holiday travel rush gets underway with nearly 82 million travelers expected over Thanksgiving week, while AccuWeather meteorologists warn a broad storm from the Southwest will impact the central, southern and eastern United States.
  • Amid a high-volume travel week, meteorologists warn that rain, winds and snow will complicate operations, with heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and snow likely to disrupt roadways and air traffic while Southern California faces Santa Ana winds.
  • Early disruptions at hub airports may cascade across the national network, with impacts beginning Saturday morning and peaking Wednesday at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Atlanta, and Dallas.
  • Allow extra time and monitor airline notifications, officials advise, as NJ Transit adds 'early getaway' service and extra parade trains on Wednesday, November 26 for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade travel.
  • With cars and airlines both at or near record volumes, disruptions at hubs could ripple widely as 73 million car travelers and 31 million airline passengers move through the holiday period.
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Everything to know about 2025 Thanksgiving travel in record-breaking year

The American Automobile Association (AAA) is projecting that nearly 82 million people are traveling at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving week, setting a new overall domestic travel record.

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Newsweek broke the news in United States on Friday, November 21, 2025.
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