'Spooktacular' Halloween Weather On Tap For Menlo Park

As we head into Halloween week here on the Peninsula, weather forecasters are predicting a great outdoor setting for all those ghouls, goblins, fairies and other trick-or-treaters in your life.

"The Halloween forecast is expected to be spooktacular!" the National Weather Service says of this Tuesday in the Bay Area.

Dry, seasonal averages are expected through midweek — before the weather takes a wet turn later in the week, the NWS said in its forecast discussion on Monday.

"A significant change in the weather pattern is then likely late in the week that will bring widespread rainfall to the region through the upcoming weekend," forecasters said.

Here's the NWS Halloween weather forecast for Menlo Park, along with what you can expect the rest of the week:

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West wind 11 to 14 mph.

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

Halloween
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

Halloween Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Friday
A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Friday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 44.

Sunday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 64.

Image via National Weather Service, Bay Area