Thanksgiving — this year on Thursday, Nov. 27 — is a day of widespread closures. Government offices, banks, the Postal Service and most stores and other businesses are closed; supermarkets are usually open, but with reduced hours. The following day is more of a mixed bag.

SpaceX could launch its Falcon 9 rocket on the day before or after Thanksgiving from Vandenberg Space Force Base on rescheduled Transporter-15 mission

WORKS. TIME IS 619. WEATHER IMPACT DAY. TODAY. WE COULD GET SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS. YEAH, THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE KIND OF THE HOT SPOT, IF YOU WILL. BUT THE VALLEYS ALSO GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION ALONG WITH THE FOOTHILLS. LET ME WALK YOU ...

SpaceX could launch its Falcon 9 rocket on the day before or after Thanksgiving from California, but it may be hard to see it from Arizona. Here's why