Tricky Travel Forecast

Well the jet stream (the translucent blue "tube" with the little yellow lines) is well to our South, which means a chilly day for Sunday. And the Sunday after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year, so I figured we'd stay in that theme for the blog today. Messy weather can be expected in the Ohio River Valley as well as in the SouthEast where a mildly intense area of low pressure with an associated front is pushing through. The worst will be driving right where the rain-snow line lies... In our area, we are expecting about .3 inches of snow, we shouldn't see much over a half inch maximum, but travel won't be too great if you drive in the morning because in addition to the snow, winds from the NW will be picking up. The snow in South Dakota should come to a halt around noon, but as the precip. fades... winds will be increasing. So pick your battle if you are going to be on the road: lighter winds in the morning but snow will be falling or stronger winds in the afternoon and drier skies... either way the roads will be wet. And if you dare to drive Sunday night, be careful of ice on the roads as some of the snow melts then refreezes. Safe traveling to you!

~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka