Rain possible on Thanksgiving in Dallas-Fort Worth, but weather isn’t expected to cause travel woes

The weather in Dallas-Fort Worth was anything but bad before Turkey Day.

But a cold front will bring rain and isolated storms to the region in time for Thanksgiving. The chance of rain will begin in front of the frontline late Wednesday and will last until Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures will be much cooler on Thursday, with gale winds of up to 35 mph.

Temperatures are forecast to be high in the 1950s, with lows near and below freezing in northern Texas. According to the Dallas-Fort Worth weather service, these temperatures are a few degrees below average on November 25th.

(To the west, in the city of Panhandle in Turkey, the average Thanksgiving high is 61 degrees and the average low is 34 degrees, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association – but your turkey should be cooked in the oven at 325 degrees, up a meat thermometer placed in the thigh shows 180 degrees).

The weather service does not anticipate any local weather-related impact on the trip, but roads can be congested as Thanksgiving Christmas traffic is expected to be booming.

AAA estimates that more than 53 million people will travel for vacation – a 13% increase from last year – and the vast majority of those people are expected to make the pilgrimage by car.

Dallas-Fort Worth ranks fourth on the AAA list of top awards for Thanksgiving 2021, which means there will be an influx of traffic to North Texas.

For those fleeing the area, traffic analysis company INRIX recommends avoiding driving on Wednesdays between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m., Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Fridays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to avoid the busiest roads.

The Dallas County Sheriff’s Department says they anticipate delays and will have roadside safety plans drawn up in the event of an emergency. And don’t drive if you’ve had beer, wine or other Christmas brandies, the authorities said.

Airlines

Thanksgiving flyers will bring DFW Airport, Dallas Love Field to the highs of the COVID era

DFW International Airport could accommodate up to 260,000 passengers on the day before Thanksgiving, the main flight day in an auspicious holiday travel season. Airlines are pushing their capacities, although experts warn the possibility of massive disruption is high after operational battles erupted earlier this fall at American Airlines, based in Fort Worth and Southwest, based in Dallas.

Airlines are also preparing for the busiest travel season in almost two years.

Around 300,000 people will pass through North Texas’s two major commercial airports for their vacation. At DFW International Airport, the main holiday activity is expected on Wednesday around 10 a.m.

Travelers should plan to get to the airport early, experts say.

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