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Traveling Soon? Here Are The Maps You Need

Weather-induced travel woes should only pop up in a few areas as we head into the weekend. Here are some maps to track the weather ahead of your trip.

Travel Problems Over The Next Few Days

Smooth driving and flying is expected through most of the weekend from coast to coast. A few minor delays are possible in the Pacific Northwest by Sunday night as a pattern change begins. A few showers are also possible in southern Florida through the weekend.

Keep in mind that temperatures will feel more like May across the West this weekend. Instead of planning for spring break, take clothes you might use in early summer. A brief cooldown is expected on Saturday in the Northeast, but temperatures will rebound on Sunday making it a much better day for a day trip throughout the region. After a brief cool down, temperatures will also jump in the Central U.S as the weekend progresses.

For next week, a few delays are increasingly likely beginning Monday night in the Midwest as a storm system intensifies over the region. Chicago and Milwaukee, in particular, may see delays by Tuesday. The storm's cold front will stretch from the Midwest to the Central Plains by Tuesday night, bringing rain and storms along its path. The low and its cold front will shift east for Wednesday, bringing soggy weather from the Northeast to the South into Thursday.

More storm systems will begin to impact parts of the West as the week progresses, which will lead to a wetter pattern compared to last week. The first will move through the Rockies on Wednesday and eventually impact the East right on the heels of the first storm system that will impact the region to start the week.

Yet another storm system will move onshore across the Pacific Northwest Thursday, bringing more mountain snowfall to the West into Friday.

If you're heading south in the days ahead, keep in mind that the trees are in full swing. Pollen sufferers will want to account for that in any outdoor plans. You can see how far north the pollen has gotten in maps at the end of this article.

Current Weather

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Current Winds At Cruising Altitude

Flyers will generally travel faster eastward with the jet stream and slower flying westward against strong headwinds in the jet stream. The jet stream is shown by the ribbons of faster moving air shaded in purple, pinks and whites on the map below.