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MA Weather: Halloween Outlook Frightening For Trick-Or-Treaters
Another strong systems is moving in this week, and it'll soak Massachusetts on Halloween.
Hopefully you or your child's costume features galoshes and an umbrella. The forecast for this Thursday is a wet one, featuring "widespread rain and potential for strong winds," according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS said the storm will move in by late Thursday into Friday, but weather.com has the rain starting as early as overnight Wednesday, lasting all throughout Thursday and letting up Friday afternoon.
There is some good news for determined trick-or-treaters. High temperatures will be in the mid-60s, as warm as it will be all week.
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The first half of the week won't see any downpours but could see scattered showers and drizzle, the NWS said. Temperatures will be mostly in the high 50s. Things should get drier for the weekend.
Boston-area forecast via NWS Boston
Today - Cloudy, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming north around 5 mph.
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Tonight - Areas of drizzle with a chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday - Areas of drizzle with a slight chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night - A chance of showers, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday - A chance of showers, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night - A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday - Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night - Showers. Low around 53. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday - Showers, mainly before 1pm. High near 63. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday- Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday - Sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
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