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Currently in the Twin Cities — October 31, 2023: The coldest Halloween in years
Plus, a frigid Halloween night nationwide.
Sven Sundgaard & Eric Holthaus
October 30, 2023
The weather, currently.
A frigid Halloween
Up to 1” of snow could fall across many areas into early Tuesday with a clipper system. Winds will pick up with this system as well.
Halloween will be a cold one: the coldest in 4 years. Highs will be in just the mid 30s. The normal high is about 50. Temperatures then trend upward.
We should see highs in the 40s by Thursday into the weekend. We’ll also see a couple weak systems move through Friday into the weekend bringing lots of clouds and some occasional chances of mostly rain showers, though snow could mix in north.
What you need to know, currently.
Temperatures 10 to 25°F colder than normal will shroud most of the United States on Halloween, bringing a chill to any planned spooky festivities.
Freeze warnings stretch from southern California to Louisiana to eastern Pennsylvania, and some places like western North Dakota may even dip below zero Fahrenheit on Tuesday morning.
It may be a good idea to figure out how to incorporate a jacket into that costume tomorrow night across much of the lower 48. "Mr. Freeze" is a good costume, but only if it's intended. #Halloween
— National Weather Service (@NWS)
5:37 PM • Oct 30, 2023
If you have a Halloween costume that’s winter-adaptable, I’d recommend it. Like maybe “Lavender Haze” Taylor instead of “Shake it Off” Taylor??
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