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Leaving Rochester for Thanksgiving? Things To Know Before You Go

Here's the lowdown on trash, gas and the weather.

Traveling over the river and through the woods starting today or tomorrow? Here's what you need to know:

The weather: Sun here, but snow out west

In and around Rochester Wednesday through Friday, the National Weather Service is calling for partly sunny skies, with high temperatures in the lower to mid-50s.

Around Michigan, the weather stays mostly clear all weekend long with a chance of showers. On the west side, temperatures will hover around 45 degrees with a chance of showers Saturday. Up north, it's much of the same, with a 60 percent chance of rain on Saturday.

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Heading out of Michigan? According to weather.com, the East Coast and Pacific Northwest are presenting the biggest potential travel headaches on Wednesday, with a threat of rain and mountain snow for much of Oregon, Washington State and northern California.

The traffic

Check our to see which roads are congested before you leave town.

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The gasoline report: Here's where to fill up

According to GasBuddy.com, the price of regular, unleaded gasoline was $3.22 a gallon in Detroit on Tuesday. That's up 35 cents from one year ago.

Here are prices Tuesday afternoon at gas stations in Rochester and Rochester Hills:

  • $3.19: Marathon, Auburn and John R
  • $3.27: Mobil, Walton and Livernois
  • $3.29: Marathon, Rochester and Tienken 
  • $3.37: CITGO, Rochester and Auburn 
  • $3.39: Shell, Rochester and Avon

Trash collection: Off by one day

In Rochester Hills, trash and recycling will be collected as usual today and Wednesday. If you're trash and recycling is normally picked up on Thursday, it will be pushed until Friday; Friday's pickup will be pushed until Saturday.

In Rochester, the pickup will also be pushed back one day — from Thursday to Friday and from Friday to Saturday.

When you return

All you need to know is one word: . It's the official kickoff of the Big, Bright Light Show in downtown Rochester and it's happening Monday night, Nov. 28. You'll be back just in time!


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