Kids & Family
Fog, Snow, Ice, Rain Could Hinder Early Holiday Travelers
The Chicago area will have "fair" conditions, but if your guests are coming from the east or west, they could get socked.
AccuWeather.com reports several storms will produce areas of rain, ice and snow with areas of dense fog which can cause trouble for travelers over the Central, Eastern and Northwestern states beginning Friday and continuing into the week of Christmas.
The atmosphere will change gears over the next week to a pattern that will briefly send warmer air into the eastern third of the nation.
The warmth will mean no snow or ice problems for millions of people in the South, Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and southeastern New England. However, that warmth will also be accompanied by episodes of rain and fog that can still lead to travel delays.
According to Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, "Conditions will be favorable for extensive fog to form with the warmup, even in the absence of heavy rain."
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