Friday, October 31, 2014

Halloween 2014: A Trick for the East, West; Treat for the MidWest

October 31,2014



 
Editor's Note: The forecast information below is for Halloween 2014.
Halloween is finally here so let's find out if your forecast will be a trick or a treat.
Most of the country will see dry conditions for Halloween, though there will be a few exceptions. Chilly temperatures will also begin to arrive in parts of the East. Whether you are trick or treating in Magic Mountain, Vermont, or Hellhole Palms, California, take a look below to find out if wet conditions or cold temperatures will impact your Halloween festivities.
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Northeast

Showers will dot the Great Lakes and interior Northeast as a cold front plunges through the region Friday and Friday night. With chilly air in place, some of the precipitation will mix with or change over to snow showers near the Great Lakes.
The showers will then spread east during the evening and overnight hours, although much of the I-95 corridor should remain dry until Saturday.
It will be cool and breezy in these areas, with highs near to slightly below average for this time of year and temperatures overnight will drop into the 30s and 40s.
(FORECAST: Slaughter Beach, DEBoston | New York | Pittsburgh | Washington, DC)

South

Dry conditions are expected for much of the South on Halloween in the wake of a cold front. The exceptions to this may be a band of showers, perhaps a rumble of thunder along the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and there is also a chance of rain and snow showers in parts of Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina, as another cold front slides into the region.
High temperatures will be cool with 50s and 60s expected in the north and 70s farther south, with a few 80s expected in South Florida. Nighttime temperatures will mainly be in the 30s and 40s, with 50s along the Gulf Coast.
(FORECAST: Gore, VAAtlanta | Miami | Dallas | New Orleans)

Midwest

A cold front will bring windy conditions and a few showers, along with a few flakes of wet snow, to the Great Lakes and eastern Ohio Valley on Halloween. The rain and snow showers will continue through the overnight hours.
High pressure will build in behind the cold front, bringing colder temperatures and clearing conditions. Temperatures will be below average, with daytime highs in the 40s and 50s, with a few 30s from northern Michigan to northern Minnesota; nighttime lows will generally be in the 20s and 30s. Wind Chills in the Great Lakes region will be in the 20s and 30s around trick-or-treat time.
(FORECAST: Munster, INMinneapolis | Chicago | Detroit | Kansas City)

West

Most of the West will see dry and mostly clear conditions for Halloween. The one large exception will be along the West coast where rain and mountain snow are likely, along with gusty winds, as another frontal system glides ashore. The best chances for rain will be from central California to Washington state. Even Southern California will see needed rainfall develop after dark.
Record high temperatures are possible ahead of the cold front on Halloween, including in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. High temperatures will range from the 50s in parts of the Northwest and some of the higher elevations to the low 90s in the low desert of southern Arizona. Temperatures overnight will tumble into the 40s and 50s for much of the West, with 30s in the higher elevations and 60s in southern Nevada and southern Arizona.

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