Halloween weather: Trick-or-treaters could see record-high temperatures in Central NY

Syracuse, N.Y. — Kids won’t need to wear heavy jackets over their costumes to go trick-or-treating this year in Central New York.
The high temperature on Thursday is forecast to be 78 degrees, which would easily beat the Halloween record high of 75 degrees. That record was set in 2003.
At 6 p.m., when kids are hitting the streets temperatures will still be in the low 70s, the National Weather Service said.
“With such a large warmup expected during the day, conditions will still be mild for candy collecting during the evening hours,” the weather service said. “Conditions will be breezy and spotty showers may develop ahead of an approaching cold front.”
Wind gusts could reach 20 mph during trick-or-treating hours, but any steady rain should hold off until after midnight, the weather service said.
After a seasonal high temperature today of about 55 degrees, Syracuse will see a rapid warmup through Thursday. Expect a high of 63 on Tuesday, then 77 on Wednesday. That will get close to the Oct. 30 record of 79, set in 1946.
Thursday’s high could be nearly 25 degrees above the normal of 54.
Even a 70-degree day on Halloween is a rarity: It’s only happened six times in the 122 years of official record-keeping.
The cold front sweeping in Halloween night will push high temperatures back down to the mid-50s, typical for the first few days of November.