Trick or Treat? Halloween Weekend Forecast for Larchmont

LARCHMONT, NY — Halloween festivities kick into high gear as folks head to the many, many activities offered across the Hudson Valley for the weekend leading up to All Hallows Eve on Tuesday. Right now, it looks as if only Sunday will be a washout for outdoor events. Nor'easter conditions are expected in the region.

The meteorologists at Hudson Valley Weather are watching the coming storm very closely. "It’s a VERY complicated forecast that involves a strong trough of low pressure, interacting with some tropical energy from the Caribbean," said Bill Potter from HVW. "The result should be some heavy rain and high winds across the region."

The National Weather Service updated its Hazardous Outlook Friday morning, but the details were unchanged from Thursday:

The potential exists for a strong cold front to approach from the west, while an intensifying storm moves up the coast, Sunday into Sunday night. This storm could produce heavy rain capable of causing areal and small stream flooding during this time frame. Strong winds will also be possible across the area.

Conditions may never coalesce into an actual tropical storm. But it's the experience that counts.

"Regardless of official tropical storm designation or not, this storm will pack a punch in terms of the consequences of heavy rainfall and gusty winds in a large part of the Northeast later this weekend into the start of the new week," said Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist.

Here's the NWS's current forecast for the weekend in southern Westchester, plus an early peek at Halloween night:

• Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
• Tonight: Clear, with a low around 48. Calm wind.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
• Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 66. Southeast wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Sunday Night: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
• Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
• Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Image via AccuWeather.com

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