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Triangle under level 3 risk for severe weather Halloween night
Raleigh, N.C. — The National Weather Service has upgraded the risk for stormy weather for much of the Triangle on Thursday night, which is now under a level 3 risk for severe weather.
WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell said rough weather could complicate Halloween night festivities.
The region is under a risk for severe weather late Halloween night, but trick-or-treaters should be able to stay dry as they collect candy.
Wednesday forecast
According to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner, there’s a 50 percent chance for rain through lunchtime on Wednesday. The showers will be light and spotty.
“It will be a messy day,” Gardner said. “We won’t have a steady rain, just a light patchy rain.”
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After lunchtime, the rain chances will slowly decrease, with showers becoming lighter and less common through dinnertime.
Wet roads led to several crashes across the Triangle on Wednesday morning, and the lunchtime and evening commutes could me messy too. Drivers should navigate wet roads carefully.
Thursday forecast
All eyes are on Thursday’s forecast, which is crucial for trick-or-treaters. Halloween will be an unusually warm day, with a high around 80 degrees and temperatures in the 70s during trick-or-treating.
You might wake up to patchy rain Thursday morning, but, like Wednesday, that rain will decrease around lunchtime, Gardner said.
Even though the Triangle and much of central North Carolina is under a level 2, or moderate, risk for severe weather Thursday night, trick-or-treaters should be OK.
Gardner said rain and storms will be strongest between 10 p.m. on Thursday into early Friday morning as a band of severe weather from the west moves across the region.
“We should get a break from the rain and be OK for trick or treating, but you may want to go early and not linger,” Gardner said. “The rain could start picking up around 8 p.m.”
After a summer-like Hallloween, temperatures will be surprisingly cool for Friday and the weekend. It will be chilly and bright, with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low 60s for Friday and Saturday.
Sunday will be the coolest day of the week, with a high in the upper 50s. Lows could get into the upper 30s overnight.
“It will definitely be sweater weather,” Gardner said.
