Overview
- National Weather Service wind advisories cover wide swaths of the Northeast on Friday, with sustained 15–25 mph winds and gusts commonly 35–45 mph, and exposed coasts and islands near 50–55 mph.
- Overnight downpours have largely ended after roughly 0.5 to 3 inches of rain, with lingering showers mainly over higher terrain and some lake-effect belts.
- Officials warn of downed limbs, unsecured decorations, and isolated power outages, and urge caution on wet, leaf-strewn roads.
- Most areas expect dry but blustery and chilly trick-or-treating, with evening temperatures in the 40s to low 50s and lower wind chills.
- Higher peaks in the Adirondacks, Greens and northern New England could see brief wet snow, with winds diminishing Saturday and calmer, drier weather on Sunday.