There’s a real treat on the way in terms of temperatures and some much needed rainfall. Although, the final days of October are upon us and the clocks soon to return to standard time, a 70 degree afternoon is but a day away. It’s hard to imagine Halloween will be over Sunday, as the page turns to the month of Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving.

Daylight and the sun’s strength are growing shorter and weaker each day. You’ll have to wait until mid-February before we see a sun this strong again. But there is still warmth to the south and this will be drawn northward into New England overnight and during the first part of Thursday. You’ll be reminded of summer tomorrow morning before that air is shunted out to sea late in the day.

The remnants of what was once hurricane Patricia have combined with a piece of energy in the jet stream. This weather system contains both moisture and high winds. As a matter of fact it’s really the wind which you’ll be talking about overnight and during Thursday.

The strongest winds will be east of Rockland from this system, but even in southern Maine, including greater Portland, Lewiston-Auburn and Augusta-Waterville, the winds will be noticeable and remove many of the leaves.

Wind and rain is the enemy of foliage. I do suspect by Friday morning you’ll notice a change in the landscape as many leaves, especially west of Route 128 and north of the Mass Turnpike will be gone.

The actual storm center will move into Canada and swing through a series of frontal systems through Thursday evening. The rain will overspread the area later this afternoon, but especially overnight.

Coastal Flooding
There is the potential for minor coastal flooding at the time of high tide. The chart below from NOAA shows the times of high water and the possible impacts. This is a minor event.

Winds will increase and you’ll notice the humidity rise along with the temperatures. For many of you it will be warmer outside than inside tomorrow morning and the windows might fog up with the rapid increase in warmth and moisture.

After the rain end Thursday morning there will be a long period of dry weather and as the sun breaks through the clouds I do expect temperatures to reach the upper 60s to lower 70s. If you haven’t put your hoses away yet, this is a good time to do it as they are much easier to curl in the warm weather.

The average high will be 70 degrees tomorrow in the south. The map above shows just how warm many areas will be tomorrow.

Patriots Game
Perhaps you are driving to Foxboro. If you are tailgating tomorrow it will very warm with temperatures well into the 60s. At kickoff it might still be near 60 degrees and even in the lower 50s at the final whistle. A stray shower early can’t be ruled out, but it’s mostly a dry game.

Friday is sunny, seasonably mild and dry. Look for a day similar to yesterday and Monday without the cold start.

Halloween 2015 Weather
This year the weather is about as much a non-factor as it can be during the final hours of October. I expect temperatures to gently fall from the lower 50s to the 40s throughout the evening, but with clear skies and dry roads there shouldn’t be any issues. The moon is still about 80% full, but doesn’t rise until around 9:30. This means it’s going to be quite dark by 6:30, so as always be careful driving about.

Temperatures will be average to above average for the first half of November. This means no snow in the forecast for now.

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