The Thanksgiving holiday weekend is days away and drivers should except and prepare for delays and traffic when traveling on the state's highways.
The Washington State Department of Transportation put together its forecasts charts of the lightest traffic times to when drivers can expect the most congestion.
Traffic experts analyzed at how many cars traveled during past Thanksgiving holiday weekends. Based on data, the charts shows how many cars (vertical axis) WSDOT projects to be on the road each hour (horizontal axis).
The charts are for Wednesday, Nov. 23 to Monday, Nov. 28 for parts of I-5, I-90 and Highway 2.
Northbound I-5: Lacey to Tacoma
November 23: Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 24: Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 25: Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 26: Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 27: Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 28: Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma. (Washington State Department of Transportation) Southbound I-5: Lacey to Tacoma
November 23: Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 24: Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 25: Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 26: Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 27: Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 28: Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey (Washington State Department of Transportation) Eastbound I-90: North Bend to Cle Elum
November 23: Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 24: Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 25: Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 26: Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 27: Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 28: Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) Westbound I-90: Cle Elum to North Bend
November 23: Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 24: Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 25: Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 26: Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 27: Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 28: Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum (Washington State Department of Transportation) Eastbound US 2: Skykomish to Stevens Pass
November 23: Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 24: Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 25: Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 26: Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 27: Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 28: Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass (Washington State Department of Transportation) Westbound US 2: Stevens Pass to Skykomish
November 23: Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 24: Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 25: Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 26: Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 27: Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish (Washington State Department of Transportation) November 28: Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish (Washington State Department of Transportation)