Nearly 80 million Americans were expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year, AAA reported. The National Weather Service (NWS) has several weather alerts and messages in place across the nation.

A storm that was pounding California's Sierra Nevada with snow Tuesday took aim at the Colorado Rockies and could roll east and slam the Appalachians on Thanksgiving Day, bringing unsettled travel weather to millions of Americans hitting the skies and roads for the holiday weekend.

Don't worry about making space in your freezer for leftovers this year if you live in any of the states expected to have a chilly holiday weekend.

Several states across the U.S. will see a white Thanksgiving, with the first arctic blast of the season bringing snowfall. Weather maps from the National Digital Forecast Database show how many inches of snow will fall hour by hour on the day of Thanksgiving across the country.

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 tomorrow will bring rain and snow,

Mother Nature is about to serve up some unappetizing conditions for the millions of Thanksgiving travelers: sloppy weather, snow, the coldest temperatures since February and a potentially disruptive storm are on the way through the holiday weekend. Here’s a day-by-day look at what to expect this week.

"Heavy coastal and mountain rain may lead to instances of flash flooding, particularly over the windward foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada below 8,000 feet, where excessive rainfall may cause land/rock/mudslides," the NWS said in a forecast Tuesday morning.

A post-Thanksgiving storm could bring Kansas City’s its first snow of the season on Saturday, the National Weather Service said. Up to 2 inches of snow is possible in some areas. There is still a lot of uncertainty in the forecast, so holiday travelers should continue to monitor the forecast. National Weather Service in Kansas City

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.

Millions of people across the central and eastern U.S. could see snow or rain through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, forecasters said.

From rain to a wintry mix to accumulating snow, New England is on track to get it all starting early Thanksgiving morning. Most models are pointing to the core of this low pressure slipping off the Mid-Atlantic coast and moving northeasterly into the Gulf of Maine,