Nor’easter To Drench NYC During Halloween Week: Latest Forecast

NEW YORK CITY — The city's Halloween decorations may be especially soggy and windswept this year as a mid-to-late week storm is gearing up to bring up to two inches of rain and gusts as high as 23 miles per hour, according to the latest forecast.

Trick-or-treaters will be pleased, however, as the storm looks like it will clear out before Halloween itself, forecasters said.

The week will start off sunny and cool, but a storm will begin to move along the Eastern Seaboard, making its way from the south toward the mid-Atlantic and the northeast, forecasters said.

Tuesday will start seeing some scattered showers, growing more widespread by Wednesday night, National Weather Service forecasters said.

By Thursday, a combination of the approaching storm system, cooler air, and possible tropical moisture from Hurricane Melissa offshore could bring hazardous weather to areas from the mid-Atlantic through New England, according to AccuWeather.

New York City will see the bulk of its rain on Wednesday night into Thursday night, when between 1 and 2 inches is expected to fall, according to the National Weather Service.

Some scattered showers will continue across the city until 2 p.m. Friday, clearing out just in time for trick-or-treating, forecasters said.

Here is the latest forecast from the National Weather Service.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday night: Rain likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain. High near 61. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday night: Rain likely, mainly before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Halloween: A 30 percent chance of rain before 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Halloween night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

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