GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It looks like the weather will cooperate for those traveling to visit family for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Wednesday will be cold and quiet, with partial sunshine and just a few flurries. After a blustery Tuesday, winds have calmed down significantly for Wednesday.
Map: Winds will be breezy Tuesday.
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Chilly air will move in behind the cold front Tuesday, making way for temperatures in the 30s in West Michigan on Wednesday. Skies will bounce back to partly sunny for Wednesday, which means the weather shouldn’t have too much of an impact on your driving plans. Stormy conditions are expected in the Pacific Northwest, but much of the nation will be dry.
Futurecast: Quiet weather takes over Wednesday for the Great Lakes.
Thanksgiving Day itself will be quiet in West Michigan, with good weather for bouncing from get-together to get-together.
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Black Friday shoppers will be happy to hear the weather won’t be unbearably cold. Lows Friday morning are expected to be near freezing with dry conditions. Afternoon highs Friday will soar into the 50s before rain moves in late.