Though it’s crazy to think about it, Thanksgiving is already tomorrow. And with everything we have to plan, like what to cook (or where to go out for Thanksgiving dinner) and what days we should avoid traveling, we’re making an effort to get ahead of things so we’re not scrambling around the last minute.
And part of making your planning easier is knowing what the weather is going to be like!
Here’s the 2024 NYC Thanksgiving forecast:
According to the Almanac, New York temperatures will fall in the “varying” category, i.e. temperatures will alternate between cool and mild. The Almanac writes:
There should be a fair amount of sunshine from the Upper Midwest over to most of the East Coast. Travel weather should generally be pretty good in the days leading up to festivities with fairly mild or cool (but not frigid) conditions. This is good news for airline hubs such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Detroit, and Charlotte.
However, NYC has been facing near-record heat with the driest fall in over 100 years, so we have a pretty good feeling the city’s temperatures will veer more towards the milder side…aka no snow–the last time NYC saw a white Thanksgiving was in 1989, breaking records as the first Thanksgiving Day snowstorm since 1938! What you can expect on the holiday itself, though, is some dreary and wet weather.
And the NOAA’s Three-Month Outlook for December to February is confirming this, showing that NYC is forecast to continue its trend of temperatures leaning above average with equal chances in regards to precipitation.
We’re not saying you should write off the chances of a Thanksgiving snow storm completely, though–NOAA says there’s an incoming storm that can bring up to a 40% chance of heavy snow post-Thanksgiving.
Though we’d prefer sunshine for the event, the good news is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will happen rain or shine. And while we await it, check out these iconic vintage photos of the parade dating back to the ’70s!
Oh, and if you are going somewhere this Thanksgiving be sure to give yourself some extra travel time–a record 8.7 million travelers will use Port Authority airports, bridges, and tunnels this Thanksgiving.