Travel & RV Weather Forecast Wednesday 23 November

Strong Santa Ana winds develop over Southern California this evening & continue through Friday.
Winter weather develops over the Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico Thanksgiving evening impacting I-40.
Eastern Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi will see heavy rains Thursday and Friday; maybe some severe thunderstorms for southeast Texas Thanksgiving afternoon.

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Pacific:

— Southern CA Coast, coastal mountains and valleys from Santa Barbara to San Diego: High Wind Warnings and Advisories from late this afternoon through Friday. Gusts 50-70 mph. I-5, I-8, I-10, I-15, US-101 all impacted.

— Southeast CA, southern NV and adjacent AZ: Wind Advisories this evening through Thursday. Gusts to 45 mph. I-15, I-40 impacted.

Mountain:

— Central and north-central ID; west-central and northwest MT: Winter Weather Advisories continue through this morning. Total snow accumulations of 1-2 inches in the valleys and 3-5 inches over the passes. I-90 impacted.

— Central and south-central MT: Winter Weather Advisories today. Snow accumulations up to 3 inches in the foothills and 3-6 inches at and above pass level. Wind gusts to 45 mph. I-90 impacted.

— Southeast MT and adjacent north-central WY: Winter Weather Advisory this afternoon and tonight. 1-3 inches snow expected. I-90 impacted.

— Portions of east-central and south-central WY; adjacent north-central CO: Winter Weather Advisories midday today through early Thursday morning. Snow accumulations will range from 2-4 inches on the High Plains to 5-8 inches in the mountains. Wind gusts to 50 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— Southeast WY: High Wind Warning through this afternoon. Gusts 60-65 mph. I-25, I-80 impacted.

— East-central NM: Winter Storm Watch Thursday evening through Friday evening. 4 or more inches of snow and wind gusts to 35 mph possible. I-40 potentially impacted.

Central:

— Much of the western and southwestern TX Panhandle: Winter Storm Watch Thursday evening through Friday evening. Up to 5 inches of snow and wind gusts to 35 mph. I-40 potentially impacted.

— South-central KS: Dense Fog Advisory this morning.

— Southeast TX; southwest LA: Isolated strong or severe thunderstorms possible Thursday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds gusts and a tornado or two are possible. I-10, I-45 potentially impacted.

— Eastern TX; LA; southern AR; central and southern MS: Heavy rains Thursday and Thursday night bring a slight risk of flash flooding to the region. Major highways potentially impacted include I-10, I-12, I-20, I-30, I-49, I-55, I-59.

Eastern:

— Southeast FL Peninsula: Dense Fog Advisory this morning. I-75, I-95 impacted.

Severe Weather and Tropical Watches and Warnings

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#NHC_Hurricane_Advisory for the latest Tropical Cyclone WARNINGS and information.

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#SPC_Tornado_Watch for the latest Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm WATCHES

— See https://rvweather.com/warnings-watches-and-advisories/#NWS_Tornado_Warning for the latest Tornado, Severe Thunderstorm, and Flash Flood WARNINGS.

Wind gusts Wednesday afternoon 23 November
Likelihood of winter weather impacts on RV travel Wednesday or Wednesday night 23 November
Wind gusts Thanksgiving morning 24 November
Likelihood of winter weather impacts on RV travel Thursday or Thursday night 24 November
Risk of flash flooding Thursday and Thursday night 24 November
Risk of severe thunderstorms Thursday or Thursday night 24 November
Total rainfall through Sunday night 27 November
Total snowfall through Sunday night 27 November