MA Weather: Halloween Storm Will Have Heavy Rain, Wind

"Boo!" says the weather. A stretch of sporadically heavy rain with possible rumbles of thunder will begin Wednesday night and threaten trick-or-treating during Halloween, but there could be hope for a small window of time to get that candy.

You may be able to squeeze in a soggy, but not soaking, trick or treat for your little goblins if your community is holding any events in the early afternoon. Weather.com has the rain picking up Thursday around 4-5 p.m. and only getting worse from there. Some communities are postponing trick-or-treating to this weekend.

"Long period of rain begins [Wednesday night]," the National Weather Service said. The rain will intensify after midnight Thursday into early Friday. Most of the state is looking at 1-1.5 inches of rain, with a bit more in Western Mass. and a bit less on the Cape.

The Cape and Islands and parts of Southeastern Mass., however, will be under a high wind watch from late Thursday night to Friday morning. The winds will be between 25-35 miles per hour with gusts up to 60 m.p.h. possible. It will be after trick-or-treating, but may cause power outages.

The good news is the weather should be mild through Friday, including highs of 68 degrees in the Boston area on Halloween. A cold front will take hold this weekend, introducing high temperatures barely over 50 degrees.

Boston-area forecast via NWS

Today - Patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight - A chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday - Showers likely. Patchy fog before 1pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night - Showers likely. Patchy fog between 7pm and 8pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday - Showers, mainly before noon. High near 66. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 37. West wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday - Sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Light west wind.

Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 33. West wind around 7 mph.

Monday - Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind around 6 mph.

Monday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tuesday - A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.