Thanksgiving is often a popular time for travel and, according to newly-released projections from AAA, this year is poised to be another busy holiday period, with 79.9 million expected to travel.

Airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end with another record day for air travel in the United States. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday,

Winter weather could cause travel delays and disruptions this week as millions of people begin to hit the roads and skies for the Thanksgiving holiday. In the West, heavy rain and snow were forecast to slam much of California on Monday and Tuesday,