Christmas Travel Weather Forecast For United States

Travel conditions will be more hampered by weather in parts of the Plains, Midwest and South through Christmas Day. After the holidays, a slow-moving storm system will increase precipitation chances in the Northeast.

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More than 115 million people in the United States are expected to travel at least 50 miles during the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to the annual forecast from AAA. This is the second highest number since AAA began making projections 23 years ago.

With that in mind, here are some forecast highlights for those traveling by road or air followed by our day-by-day look at forecast maps.

Key highlights

– A storm system tracking from the Rocky Mountains into the Plains, Midwest, and South will be the main contributor to any weather-related delays until Christmas Day.

-​ There is a disturbance ahead of this main storm that could bring some light rain to parts of the Great Lakes and interior Northeast through this weekend.

– After Christmas, the aforementioned storm will move into the Northeast and Upper Midwest. That will increase the chance of rain showers along the East Coast. At the same time, areas from Northern California into the Pacific Northwest will see an increased chance of rain and mountain snow from an approaching Pacific storm, especially by Wednesday.

Scroll down through the daily forecast maps below to see how weather conditions are trending each day.

Forecast maps

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