Georgia Weather Forecast: 'Perfect For Thanksgiving'

GEORGIA — For Georgians staying home for the holiday weekend, they'll enjoy a picture-perfect Thanksgiving. National Weather Service forecasters say Thursday will be sunny with a high around 60, followed by a low around 44 Thursday night.

For Black Friday, the forecast shows partly sunny with a high near 64 during the day, and partly cloudy with a low around 46 Friday night.

Saturday will also be partly sunny with a high near 64. Showers will creep in Saturday night, with a 90 percent chance of precipitation and a low around 54.

On Sunday, the chance for showers drops to 50 percent with a high near 63.

The busiest travel day of the year is upon Georgians, with millions of Americans expected to take to the roads, bus ways, rail stations and airports over the Thanksgiving holiday. AAA projects 55.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving.

"This will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume since AAA began tracking in 2000, trailing only the record set in 2005," AAA said. "Overall, an additional 1.6 million people will travel compared with last year, a 2.9 percent increase."

Thanksgiving travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are among millions hung up at airports across the country Wednesday due to flight cancellations and delays as storm systems move across the country.

As of Wednesday morning, there are three major delays travelers may face:

• Due to weather/wind, departure traffic destined to Newark International Airport, Newark, NJ (EWR) is currently experiencing delays averaging 50 minutes.
• Due to weather/snow-ice, departure traffic destined to Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, is currently experiencing delays averaging 1 hour and 19 minutes.
• Due to weather/low ceilings, departure traffic destined to San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA (SFO) is currently experiencing delays averaging 39 minutes.

The status information provided on this site indicates general airport conditions; it is not flight-specific. Check with your airline to determine if your flight is affected.

By the numbers: 2019 Thanksgiving travel forecast by AAA

Total numbers of travelers:

• National: 55,277 million travelers
• Georgia: 1,626,369 travelers

Automobiles: The vast majority of travelers will hit the road, the most on record for the holiday.

• National: 49,346 million; 2.8 percent more than last year.
• Georgia: 1,476,319; 3.1 percent increase over last year.

Planes:

• National: 4,446 million people will take to the skies, the highest number on record since 2005; 4.6 percent more than last year.
• Georgia: 119,849 Georgians will travel by air, a 4.4% increase over last year.

Trains, Buses and Cruise Ships:

• National: 1.4 percent increase to 1,486 million passengers
• Georgia: 1.0 percent increase to 30,200 passengers

Nothing worse than Wednesday: Times NOT to be on the road

For the 49.3 million Americans traveling by automobile, INRIX, in collaboration with AAA, predicts major delays throughout the week, peaking Wednesday with trips taking as much as four times longer as commuters mix with travelers.

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• Georgia DOT's Suspending Lane Closures Thanksgiving Weekend