With drier weather on the way, AccuWeather's Geoff Cornish explains where there could be travel delays in mid-August.
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00:00 Dryer conditions meantime should make for fewer travel troubles as we head into midweek.
00:05 Jeff Cornish is back with tonight's travel outlook.
00:08 When it comes to national travel issues, there will be fewer zones of showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday.
00:16 It's going to be helpful for travelers. You're going to notice a reduction in the number of flight cancellations.
00:21 We'll show you that graphic in a moment.
00:23 It'll be a little breezy in Helena, Montana in the afternoon and evening.
00:26 Very minor travel impacts tied to that.
00:29 Scattered thunderstorms into the afternoon around Albuquerque with just a hint of monsoon moisture there.
00:33 It gets breezy in the afternoon in Bismarck, Minneapolis and Omaha.
00:37 Look out for some strong thunderstorms on Wednesday evening and night near Minneapolis.
00:42 That'll be a concern there after dark.
00:44 Farther south, we're in good shape avoiding travel trouble in the south-central U.S.
00:48 Into the southeast, we'll have some scattered thunderstorms in Jacksonville and Miami.
00:52 Also, a stray thunderstorm still possible from Raleigh to the east.
00:55 Doesn't look widespread though.
00:57 The Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region, thumbs up here.
01:00 As we head east into Buffalo, there could be a brief morning shower.
01:03 Scattered showers into Montreal. Bangor and Boston could also see a little bit of residual shower action.
01:08 And also patchy drizzle or a brief shower possible into New York City.
01:11 The rest of the I-95 looks good.
01:13 And really, the number of flight cancellations will be down over the next five days for the most part.
01:18 Back to you.