Don’t rule out frying the turkey outside yet.

With talk of a Thanksgiving week snowstorm and an arctic blast pushing toward the U.S. raising concerns about bitter cold and heavy snow in Iowa, forecasters now say the state may avoid a white holiday.

Conditions could still change as the holiday nears, but here’s what we know at this point.

Will there be snow in Iowa on Thanksgiving?

There is a slight chance of a light snowstorm Tuesday night in northern Iowa near the Minnesota border, according to Jim Lee, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Des Moines.

While long-range forecasts always leave some room for rain or snow, he said there is currently no indication of snowfall on Thanksgiving and into the weekend after. Dry conditions and light northwest winds are expected

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