The Thanksgiving holiday will essentially be a washout in the Boston area with rain expected from mid-morning until the evening Thursday. There could be a little snow in western Massachusetts.Thanksgiving weather forecastIt will be wet all day long.

Many travelers were encouraged to add buffer time to their holiday commutes and use caution on roadways as stormy conditions were expected to move eastward across the region.

An impactful storm will arrive Thursday morning in Massachusetts, with light rain for most of the region and a wintry mix for some areas above 1,000 feet.