It’s almost time to wish your friends and family a happy Turkey Day, but first, you might need to get to any celebrations. If you’re driving to Thanksgiving festivities this weekend, here’s what you might need to know for the weather forecast:

Friday

The potentially worst day for early Thanksgiving travel is actually Friday, so maybe only take that extra day off work if you really need it.

Active weather in the middle third of the country: A low-pressure system could cause a bit of chaos for a lot of the country with potential storms across the Gulf Coast, heavy rain in the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and the Central Plains, plus some lingering snow in the Central Rockies.

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Wintry mess for the Northeast: A second low-pressure system moving through Canada is dragging a frontal system through the Northeast on Friday that could cause some wintry precipitation for Interior New England and high elevations of the Green and White Mountains, but it’s not quite cold enough for snow, so slippery, icy conditions could plague some of the highways.

Rain pushing inland in the Southwest: It’s not quite an atmospheric river, but a storm system pushing ashore on the West Coast earlier in the week will be bringing rain and mountain snow into the Southwest, including SoCal and the desert Southwest.

Major airport hubs that could be impacted: Atlanta, New York, Boston, Washington, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle

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Saturday

Weekend travel is looking a bit clearer, with overall less precipitation across the country. Here’s who might need to check that their windshield wipers are good to go before hitting the road.

Cold front draped across Gulf Coast and mid-Atlantic: The frontal system will continue to push southeastward, so rain could impact a swath from eastern Texas to Delaware. The heaviest rain is possible around the southern Appalachian mountains (near Tennessee and the Carolinas), so any travelers through mountain passes should add a little extra time for padding, just in case!

Lingering precipitation in the West: The active weather patterns in the Southwest and Pacific Northwest start to quiet down, but lingering showers (and some snow in high elevations for the Northern Rockies) are possible.

Major airport hubs that could be impacted: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Seattle

Sunday

There’s not much heavy precipitation on the map, but a bit of drearyness and drizzle is possible in some areas!

Developing system for Southern Tier: What’s left of that frontal system is going to support a developing low-pressure system in the Southern Rockies that could bring some rain and mountain snow to the region, plus some light rain across the Southern Plains and Tennessee Valley.

Typical conditions in the Pacific Northwest: Well, residents of this region probably won’t be shocked to hear the following: potential rain plus mountain snow. Surprise!

Major airport hubs that could be impacted: Dallas, Houston, Seattle

Monday

The bulk of the precipitation will be across the South, with possible winter weather across the northern tier of the country.

Rain hangs around across the South: Soggy conditions will linger across the Deep South and Southern Plains. It's too early to know if there will be a thunderstorm threat, but at this point, they can't be ruled out.

Winter weather is possible for the northern tier: The Pacific Northwest stays wet, along with some mountain snow. In the east, a wintry mix could impact travel across northern portions of New England.

Major airport hubs that could be impacted: Dallas, Houston, Seattle

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Sara Tonks is a content meteorologist with weather.com and has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master’s degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.