NYC Weather: Hazardous Outlook Issued For Scary Halloween

NEW YORK – Trick or treating will be frightful as the National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook warning of 60 mph winds and drenching thunderstorms Thursday.

Up to a quarter of an inch of rain is expected to fall on New York City through the daytime, with another three quarters of an inch expected during the night.

But meteorologists main concern is with wind.

"There is a marginal risk of severe weather with the main threat being from damaging wind gusts," the service said

Though Halloween is being postponed in some Northeastern towns, there have been no plans made to change the holiday in New York City. Greenwich Village's massive Halloween parade is expected to proceed as planned.

Here's the forecast in more detail, courtest of the National Weather Service:

Thursday
Showers. Patchy fog. High near 72. South wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers likely before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 51. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

There is a marginal risk of severe weather with the main threat being from damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind around 6 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54.