Traveling for Thanksgiving? It could be an adventure

More snow is headed toward Colorado but the storm isn’t expected to hit in time to slow down most travelers on Wednesday.

Northern Utah and neighboring states were expected to see the brunt of the storm, with two to four inches of snow forecast along the Wasatch Front. When potentially freezing conditions set in, pavement sensors on each bridge activate spray disks embedded within the concrete.

On the northwest flank of the rain area, an ice storm will develop and could become serious for some communities and make for very unsafe travel this weekend.

The first significant arctic front of the season began its march across the region early Tuesday, causing a rapid temperature drop, snow, ice, and hazardous driving conditions, the NWS said.

Those traveling in the Midwest this weekend are advised to be wary.

Friday: Periods of freezing rain, perhaps some sleet.

Forecasters predict the storm will last through Thanksgiving morning. The auto club AAA predicted some 3 million mountain west residents would travel more than 50 miles over the holiday break, mostly in vehicles.

In Lake County, municipal and county removal crews worked Saturday to clear the streets, and Tom Haggerty, Waukegan’s director of public works, said late Saturday morning they were succeeding.

The storm is expected to bring rain to the valley floor, and snow to some of our higher peaks. The warmest temperatures – in the upper 60s to near 70° – will occur across the southern rolling plains later today.

Even coastal California won’t escape some chilly conditions, with lows dipping into the 30s and 40s, including Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.

Saturday is supposed to warm up a bit with a high of 35 degrees, and on Sunday it will warm up more as Pueblo is forecast for a high temperature of 44 degrees.