A storm and the first punch of winterlike chill will combine to cause Thanksgiving travel headaches across the eastern half of the United States as Mother Nature serves up a smorgasbord of sloppy weather.

While the Great Plains region sees "near blizzard" conditions Wednesday, parts of the Northeast were preparing for a winter storm.

Snow and rain are in the forecast for some parts of the U.S. as travelers hit the road and head to the airport for Thanksgiving. Here's your weather forecast for the holiday week: Wednesday Heavy snow is hitting the Colorado Rocky Mountains on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service has issued weather warnings across eight states with snow alerts due to lake effects.

A winter storm will drop heavy snow on parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Thanksgiving, snarling holiday travel.

Rain is falling across the northeast on Thursday morning, setting up what's bound to be a soggy Thanksgiving for dozens of states.

With Thanksgiving holiday travel well underway, many have reached their destinations — but for everyone else, a storm tracking from the Rockies to the Midwest and Northeast into Thursday will bring rain and snow,

This page is a summary of the Thanksgiving forecast for Wednesday, Nov. 27. For updates on Thanksgiving Day weather, visit USA TODAY's story for Thursday, Nov. 28. A cross-country storm, a blast of Arctic air and an outbreak of showers and thunderstorms are threatening to snarl traffic and pile up delays at airports over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend,