Overview
- National Weather Service advisories call for sustained winds near 20–30 mph with gusts up to 50–55 mph in exposed spots, including higher totals over the islands.
- Trick-or-treating is expected to be mostly dry but windy and chilly, with blowing decorations, loose debris, and slick leaf-covered roads posing hazards.
- Forecasters urge residents to secure Halloween inflatables and light displays, and drivers to use caution around tree-lined streets.
- The prolonged gusts could bring down branches and cause isolated power outages, especially this afternoon and evening.
- Higher elevations in the Adirondacks, Greens, and White Mountains may see brief wet snow or graupel, with winds gradually easing and a drier weekend returning.