No matter when your Thanksgiving travels begin this week, be prepared to use your windshield wipers. The National Weather Service is projecting wet weather to enter the area beginning Monday afternoon and lasting until early Tuesday morning. Raindrops could turn into snow Tuesday night, with moderate to heavy snow expected across north-central Wisconsin and lighter flurries across central and east-central portions of the state, coupled with gale-force winds. Thanksgiving Day revelers can expect lake-effect snow throughout the day before it wraps up on Friday morning.

The dose of winter weather comes as record numbers are expected to hit the roads and skies for the holiday season. Auto club group AAA expects a record 81.8 million people to travel more than 50 miles for their Thanksgiving festivities this year, including more than 1.65 million Wisconsinites. Nearly 90 percent of Wisconsinites will rely on their cars to reach their Thanksgiving destinations, but increases in air, rail, and bus traffic are also expected.