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Currently in Chicago — October 31, 2023: Apologies to the children of Chicago
Plus, a frigid Halloween night nationwide.
Eric Holthaus & Katje Sabin
October 30, 2023
The weather, currently.
Rain/snow mix = a lousy Halloween trick
Monday night will be clear and cold, with low of 31. But the clouds will roll in again on Tuesday, with a high of 37. This means we have an 80% chance of a rain-snow mix after about 10am on Halloween. This would be the first snow of the season, but unlike the 3.5” we got back in 2019, we’ll only see an accumulation of less than half an inch.
Tuesday night’s low will be around 30, and blustery snow showers could continue up to about 10pm, with gusts up to 40mph. We should warm up back into the 40s and 50s again for the rest of the week, with more clouds but no rain until the weekend.
What you need to know, currently.
Temperatures 10 to 25°F colder than normal will shroud most of the United States on Halloween, bringing a chill to any planned spooky festivities.
Freeze warnings stretch from southern California to Louisiana to eastern Pennsylvania, and some places like western North Dakota may even dip below zero Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning.
It may be a good idea to figure out how to incorporate a jacket into that costume tomorrow night across much of the lower 48. "Mr. Freeze" is a good costume, but only if it's intended. #Halloween
— National Weather Service (@NWS)
5:37 PM • Oct 30, 2023
If you have a Halloween costume that’s winter-adaptable, I’d recommend it. Like maybe “Lavender Haze” Taylor instead of “Shake it Off” Taylor??
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