UNITED STATES — Meteorologists are keeping an eye on a potential Arctic blast that could move into the Midwestern United States in the days following Thanksgiving, signaling a notable temperature drop and a chance for early winter snow.
While it’s still too early for firm predictions, long-range outlooks from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center show a strong chance of below-average temperatures across a wide section of the country between November 27 and December 3.
Models Hint at a Colder Post-Holiday Pattern
The current outlook map indicates a cooling trend that would stretch from the Dakotas and Great Lakes down into parts of the Central Plains and Midwest, with much of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri included in the below-normal temperature zone.
Some extended computer models even hint at the possibility of light snow developing the weekend after Thanksgiving — though forecasters caution that specific snowfall predictions remain highly uncertain…