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As well-fed holiday travelers pack their bags, hit the road and squeeze onto planes this weekend, widespread rain and snow could cause delays to their journey home.
Several weather systems are expected to trouble parts of the United States on Saturday and Sunday, including two in the Northeast and another in parts of the Pacific Northwest.
Multiple storms are expected to roll over the Southeast this weekend, with many areas receiving up to an inch of rain Sunday night, while Texas faces mixed snow and rain.
After Friday’s rain, two separate systems will affect weekend travel plans in the Northeast and Midwest.
The National Weather Service is forecasting sunny skies on Saturday before the cold front brings more humidity and light winds on Sunday.
“Most areas will see rain, but parts of northern New England and the Great Lakes region may experience mixed winter precipitation,” the National Weather Service said.
Much of the eastern United States is expected to receive 1 to 3 inches of rain over the weekend. Dry conditions are expected to return to the region as the system moves away from the East Coast on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Those traveling in Texas could face a rough ride this weekend as counties in the west of the state are experiencing heavy snow and heavy rain is possible in the east.
Winter storm warnings, winter weather forecasts and blizzard warnings are in place throughout west Texas and southeastern New Mexico through Saturday morning, when snow is expected to start to ease.
Widespread snowfall totals are expected to be 4 inches throughout the winter storm warning area. Those areas of west Texas under a blizzard warning are expected to receive 5 to 10 inches of total snow and wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
In the western part of the state and along the Gulf Coast, heavy rainfall overnight and into Saturday morning could inundate soil already soaked by rain Friday, threatening scattered flash flooding in some areas.
The Gulf Coast is expected to see 2 to 3 inches of rain Saturday morning, but some areas could see higher amounts, the forecast center said. Parts of the Gulf Coast are at risk for moderately excessive rainfall and more severe flash flooding is possible.
Farther east, storm conditions could make driving dangerous in some areas, including around Mobile, Alabama and central North Carolina, where severe storms are possible Saturday, with occasional gusts possible Sunday afternoon and evening, according to State Weather. up to 40 mph service.
A combination of snow and wind could lead to hazardous travel conditions in parts of the Northwest this weekend as the region is battered by two frontal systems.
The system that brought rain and high-altitude snow in the Pacific Northwest on Friday will move into the western mountains on Saturday. More rain and mountain snow will follow as a second system moves into the Cascades and northern Rockies from Sunday through Monday.
Some areas could see 1 to 2 feet of snow and wind gusts of up to 40 mph throughout the weekend, with the heaviest snowfall on Sunday.
The NWS Portland office said drivers should watch out for snow-covered roads in the Cascades on Sunday and Monday.
Winter storm watches and winter weather forecasts have been issued for areas expected to be hard hit.