Overview
- Steady to at-times heavy rain moves in late Thursday and tapers early Friday, with widespread totals around 1–2 inches and locally higher amounts.
- Gusts commonly reach 25–45 mph, peaking along exposed coasts and high terrain where 40–50+ mph is possible, raising the risk of isolated power outages.
- The worst of the rain is expected overnight; many areas turn mainly dry by Friday evening for trick-or-treating, though conditions remain windy and chilly.
- Forecasters note regional variability, with northern and inland zones seeing showers linger into Friday morning and coastal communities facing high surf and spotty high-tide flooding.
- Hurricane Melissa stays offshore and is not the source of this rain, and a drier, breezy Saturday gives way to a quieter, seasonable Sunday.