Ari Sarsalari

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Hitting the road for the holidays? You're not alone. M​ore than 115 million people in the U.S. are expected to travel at least 50 miles during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, according to the annual prediction from AAA. That's the second highest number since AAA started making projections 23 years ago. T​he estimates cover the 10-day period between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1.

An East Coast storm could bring wind, rain and some snow. One spot in Russia dropped to minus 73.7 degrees Fahrenheit. Don't forget about El Niño. “Conversational flakes” were mentioned a lot in our staff weather briefings this week. That’s what meteorologists call the kind of harmless flurries that are often the first glimpse of winter. They’re something to admire or talk about, but typically no big deal in terms of impacts.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. This weekend we’re all about keeping you up to date on Thanksgiving weather travel conditions, both at the airports and on the road.