[Holiday Week Travel] We expect a period of showers Tue especially during the first part of the day, but they should depart by early Tue evening. Dry weather is on tap for Wed, but rain is likely for Thanksgiving with perhaps a bit of snow at the onset in the high terrain. pic.twitter.com/uFvZ8Y3eXd

On Tuesday traffic was heavy mid-day on the Mass Pike West Bound in the Natick area. Even though Thanksgiving is two days away, people are already hitting the roads. Justin Hammet just drove through snow in Pittsburgh “I had to get new tires just to come out here.

While the exact track and intensity of the Thanksgiving Day storm are still being ironed out, it's looking like a rain event for most of southern New England. Here's what the weather looks like for the holiday and busy travel days.

The National Weather Service forecasts a rainy Tuesday and a rain-heavy Thanksgiving Day for Boston, with potential travel delays.

Winter weather could snarl travel plans for the millions of Americans traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday this year.

Pass the extra sweater, hold the T-shirt.” As the map above shows, more than 100 million people across 38 states are expecting a Thanksgiving high temperature of less than 40 degrees. Parts of just seven states will probably experience highs above 70 degrees.

If you’re hitting the road for Thanksgiving travel in New England, be prepared for two rounds of wintry weather this week, including a possible winter storm on Thursday.