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    You have the candy, costumes and decorations ready. Will the weather now play a part in your Halloween celebrations?

    Here's how the weather will affect the goblins, ghosts, and ghouls in your neighborhood on Halloween night:

    The two wettest places in the country on Halloween – Thursday – will likely be in parts of the central U.S. and much of the Northwest.

    And while warmth will grab headlines in some areas, widespread cold will be absent, meteorologists said: “There are no major snow, ice or cold concerns across much of the country this year,” AccuWeather meteorologist Paul Pastelok said in an online forecast.

    Storms in central USA

    “A cold front will move across the central U.S. in mid- to late week, potentially bringing rain from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi Valley on Halloween,” Weather.com meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser said in an online forecast.

    Pastelok added that “thunderstorms may occur from Houston north to Little Rock and Memphis, Tennessee,” noting that several showers and thunderstorms in that region may make it necessary to bring an umbrella for trick-or-treaters or even to seek shelter indoors.

    Further north, he said rain could dampen celebrations in parts of the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region, including Detroit and Cleveland.

    However, according to the Storm Prediction Center, the threat of severe weather appears to be “marginal” as of Monday.

    Record heat on the East Coast?

    As parts of the central U.S. dodge raindrops, the main weather issue for people on the East Coast will be the unusual, potentially record-breaking warmth. How warm? High temperatures Thursday are expected to range from 70 degrees in New England to near 80 degrees across much of the Mid-Atlantic, according to AccuWeather.

    According to Kaiser, “High temperatures could reach daily records in some Northeast cities, including Albany, New York, Hartford, Connecticut and Trenton, New Jersey.”

    It will also be warmer than average in the Southeast: “In Raleigh and Charlotte, people may need to bring fans as temperatures for trick-or-treaters start in the 80s and then drop back into the 70s,” Pastelok said.

    Dreary, snowy northwest

    The bleakest and coldest place on Halloween night is likely to be the Pacific Northwest, where it can rain or even snow at high altitudes.

    AccuWeather says rain and cool temperatures due to a widespread cold front could cause a double whammy in Seattle and Portland, forcing some costumes under jackets.

    Even snow is possible in the mountains: “The higher elevations in the Northwest, above 2,000 feet, can see some tricks from Mother Nature in wintry conditions,” Pastelok said.

    According to AccuWeather, there will be no weather-related concerns in the Southwest as children and adults fill neighborhood streets.

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