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Many areas of the U.S. will see rain, thunderstorms, snow or ice impacting travel as we ring in the new year.

There are multiple weather systems to watch for New Year's Eve and Day: one in the Midwest, South and East, and another in the Northwest.

Here's a look at what to expect.

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New Year's Eve (Thursday)

An area of low pressure will track from the South toward the Ohio Valley through the overnight hours on New Year's Eve.

That means many areas in the South and East could see rain and thunderstorms at some point during the day and/or nighttime hours on Thursday.

Severe thunderstorms are expected near the northern Gulf Coast. Damaging wind gusts and some tornadoes are possible.

Colder air on the north and west sides of this storm will result in snowfall and/or ice spreading into parts of Plains and Midwest.

In the West, there could be some rain showers during the evening over western Washington, with snowfall in the adjacent Cascades.

Areas from the Southwest into the Northern Plains, upper Midwest and New England have the highest chance of remaining dry.

New Year's Day (Friday)

2021 will start out with the same widespread storm system affecting portions of the Midwest, South and East.

Rain is expected from the mid-Atlantic into the Southeast. There could be a few strong to severe thunderstorms in parts of the Southeast.

On the colder side of this system, at least some snowfall or ice will spread from portions of the Plains and Midwest into the Great Lakes and interior Northeast.

The Pacific Northwest could see more rain and mountain snow as a new Pacific front approaches.

Most areas from the Northern Plains into the Rockies and Southwest should have a dry first day of 2021.

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