Overview
- Cool, mainly dry weather opens the week, with frosty mornings before clouds build midweek.
- Steady rain is most likely late Wednesday night into Thursday, with locally heavier bands possible depending on the storm track and any tropical moisture connection.
- Many forecasts indicate improvement by late Friday, offering a mostly dry trick-or-treat window, though breezy, cooler conditions are expected.
- Coastal impacts could include 30–50 mph wind gusts, rough surf and rip currents, with inland gusts in the 30s mph range.
- Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a major hurricane and is forecast to reach Category 5 near Jamaica, causing catastrophic effects in parts of the Caribbean while staying offshore of the U.S.