Gas prices at $2 a gallon or less

In a graphic provided by AAA, the average gas price for Thanksgiving day in 2014 was $2.80 per gallon. “When gas prices are so high it makes you want to conserve your gas and not go as far or not drive or more so carpool”.

At the White House, President Barack Obama said there is no “specific and credible” intelligence indicating a plot against the USA and assured anxious Americans: “While the threat of terrorism is a troubling reality of our age, we are both equipped to prevent attacks and we are resilient in the face of those who would try to do us harm”. The average Minnesota price is right at $2 while the lowest is $1.79 in Montrose (two stations) and Waverly. According to our records, the last time prices were this low was January 2nd, 2009, when we recorded prices at $1.63 per gallon.

AAA says they will rescue more than 360,000 drivers this weekend alone.

The state’s largest airports say the bustling Thanksgiving travel period will be busier than this time past year, in line with a national trend. Numerous towns around Lincoln are among those with the highest prices, including Hickman (second), Syracuse (11th), Cortland (13th), Valparaiso (14th) and Crete (24th).

Prices tend to fall each year in November, as fuel refineries transition from producing summer-grade fuel to winter-grade fuel, which costs less to produce.

We aren’t expected to hit subzero temps this year.

Driving remains most popular mode of travel for Thanksgiving. “And most people know when they go the supermarket for staples alone, bread, milk, eggs, meat, the prices for all those things are going up”.

“We see people come off the interstate looking for those outlets, shopping, food, places to stay, and that’s why we ask motorists to be cautious of your surroundings”, Aleshire said. “I think it’s at least a $1.20 cheaper from Chicago to here”. The highest price in the continental U.S.is $2.74 in California.

Gas prices are likely to decline through the end of the year, and main reason for this possibly is Midwest refineries, which are running up without any issue.

“It’s nice. It puts a little extra money in the pocket”, he said. “It’s very good for our business to have cheap gas as well”.