A major winter storm has been forecast to hit four U.S. states, dumping up to 3 feet of snow during the Thanksgiving holiday period. It is set to sweep across the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and Great Lakes region, producing high winds and hazardous travel conditions.

By 1941, the House of Representatives passed a joint resolution declaring Thanksgiving Day to be the last Thursday in November. The Senate amended the resolution, making the holiday the fourth Thursday in November, and Roosevelt signed it in December 1941.

Travel expert Mark Murphy discusses the busiest Thanksgiving travel week in 15 years, with the FAA projecting 52,000 flights on Tuesday.

Thanksgiving Day will bring closed government offices and some service delays. See what will be open on Thursday, Nov. 27, in Iowa.

Are Costco and Stop & Shop open on Thanksgiving 2025? All the stores, malls and grocery stores open on Nov. 27 Thanksgiving 2025 is on Thursday, Nov. 27, which means many offices and businesses will be closed to observe the holiday. In previous years, retailers would open stores on Thanksgiving to get ahead of the curve on Black Friday shopping.

U.S. stock and bond markets are closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving. + They will reopen for a shortened Black Friday session. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Exchange will close at 1 p.m.

Wintry precipitation is not part of the Thanksgiving forecast. “The cold air arrives in earnest Wednesday night. ... Highs will be 5 to 10 degrees below normal with lows around 10 degrees below normal. Cooling continues on Thanksgiving Day into night,” the NWS says.

If you run out of dinner rolls or whipped cream on Thanksgiving, your options might be limited for Kansas City-area grocery stores open Nov. 27, 2025. Various grocery stores will be open Thursday on both the Missouri and Kansas sides, including Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee’s Summit, Blue Springs and Lenexa.

Mustard Seed Ministries, a food pantry in Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie, is partnering with Level 4 Telecom to provide free holiday meals on Thanksgiving Day. When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 27