Depending on where you're traveling over the course of the week, here's a few tips to survive the holiday travel season without a Frosty the Snowman-size meltdown.

1. Pack Light---Avoid checking bags if you can. You won’t have to wait for your luggage on the conveyor belt, and you won’t have to worry about the Christmas presents getting lost in the airport.

2. Do your Research---Break up a long drive by finding a few places to stop that will get the kids more excited than a truck rest stop. If you're flying, make sure you check the airline’s restrictions ahead of time on carry-on luggage and fees for checked bags.

3Breathe In...Breathe Out---The overly talkative person next to you on the plane, the delayed/cancelled flights, the luggage that fell off in the middle of the highway. All of it will make for great stories over the family dinner when you finally make it to your destination.

Locally, the weather looks quiet today with highs in the low to mid 40s. However, this holiday weekend there will be a couple possible weather threats. The first will come on Friday morning when there will be the chance for a wintry mix in the form of freezing drizzle or light snow north of Interstate 70. By the afternoon, temperatures will warm above freezing with just drizzle or light rain possible. On Christmas, a very strong storm system will move through the area. Storms may be capable of damaging winds across eastern Kansas and extreme western Missouri.

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