Overview
- Steady rain is expected to arrive late Wednesday night and peak Thursday, with showers possibly lingering into early Friday before a likely drying trend by Halloween evening.
- Forecast totals generally range from about 0.75 to 1.8 inches, with locally higher amounts possible and beneficial rainfall for recent shortfalls in some areas.
- An inland-tracking system may entrain tropical moisture from Hurricane Melissa, enhancing downpours even though no direct U.S. impact from the hurricane is expected.
- Gusty conditions are likely, with some coastal zones modeled for 35–50 mph wind gusts and breezy conditions inland on Thursday into Friday.
- The week opens cool and mostly dry with patchy frost and highs in the 50s, and forecasters caution the storm’s exact track and exit timing remain uncertain.