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Halloween forecast: See what the weather will be like for trick-or-treating

Halloween forecast: See what the weather will be like for trick-or-treating
HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS AND A LOT OF HOMECOMING DECORATIONS WERE OUT. WE’RE GETTING CLOSE TO HALLOWEEN, AND THOSE TRICK OR TREATERS ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUT IN A FEW DAYS. THEY ARE? YEAH, IT’S A LITTLE COOL. OF COURSE. YOU KNOW, LATE OCTOBER, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURES GOING TO BE MAINLY IN THE 40S FOR THE KIDS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ONES THAT WILL BE HOLDING ON AROUND AN AFTER 7:00, EVEN AROUND SIX, STILL DRY, STILL CLOUDS. BUT IT IS TRENDING DOWNWARDS. BACK IN THE 40S. SO YEAH, EVEN THE PARENTS, THE CHAPERONS WILL APPRECIATE THOSE EXTRA LAYERS AS WE TALK ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT COME FRIDAY. BUT DON’T WORRY, EVEN ON BEGGARS NIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT WE’LL BE DEALING WITH THAT POPPED UP HALLOWEEN AGAIN AS WE SAME FORECAST. SO THAT’S GOOD. WE TALK ABOUT BEGGARS NIGHT. STILL GOING TO DEAL WITH MORE OF THOSE LOW 50S TO MID TO UPPER 40S OVERNIGHT FOR THE KIDDOS. NOW AS WE TALK ABOUT TODAY THOUGH RAIN CHANCES IT’S GOING TO BE MAINLY LATE. SO EXPECT A DRY DAY TODAY AS TEMPERATURES REALLY STRUGGLE TO CLIMB WITH THE CLOUDS. SO NOTICE WEST OF I-35, MID 50S EAST OF I-35. TAKE SOME TIME FOR THOSE CLOUDS TO GET THAT DIRECTION. SO WE ARE GOING TO SEE JUST A LITTLE BIT WARMER CONDITIONS. SUN REALLY HELPS OUT. IT’S DRY, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE STAYING COOL FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THERE’S NO MAJOR WARM UP TO TALK ABOUT, SO IT IS FAIRLY SEASONAL AS RAIN IS GOING TO BE MOVING IN AS WE GO THROUGHOUT TUESDAY. WINDY WEDNESDAY, BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO BE TOO BREEZY AS WE GO ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 6 TO 12MPH AS WE HEAD INTO ESPECIALLY THAT LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON TIME FRAME. AS WE HEAD INTO THE ENTIRE MIDWEST. NOW, CLOUDS MAINLY FAVORING MOST OF THE STATE. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK FARTHER NORTHEAST. THAT’S WHERE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE RESIDING. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE MOISTURE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THAT’S WHERE THE WINDS ARE FROM. SO THAT’S WHY WE’RE ALSO GOING TO BE HOLDING ON TO MORE OF THE CLOUD COVER. JUST SHOWING THAT MOISTURE KIND OF MOVING BACK IN OVER IOWA. THAT’S OUR NEXT SYSTEM OFF TO THE WEST. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO GET HERE. AND THAT’S GOING TO BE IMPACTING OUR TUESDAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, HOUR BY HOUR, KEEPING US DRY CLOUDS. MOST OF THE STATE. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT NOW AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS NOW REALLY STARTS TO FILL IN AS THIS NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES, STARTS TUESDAY MORNING, EARLY RISERS. GOOD CHANCE TO SEE DRY CONDITIONS AS WE WAIT FOR THE COLD FRONT TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST, AND IT IS GOING TO BE FAIRLY SLOW MOVING. SO THAT’S GOING TO BE LIGHT RAIN FOR A PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE DAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AREAS WEST OF I-35 STARTS TO FILL IN. BUT LATE MORNING GOING THE AFTERNOON MOVES INTO CENTRAL IOWA AND IT JUST PARKS IT. WE’RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT STRETCH TOO FAR EASTWARD. IT LOOKS LIKE ACCORDING TO HOUR BY HOUR, BUT STILL HOLDING ON TO A GOOD PORTION OF RAIN CHANCES HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA AND THE WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE. BUT THEN WEDNESDAY, WINDS PICK UP AND THE RAIN CHANCES WILL DECLINE. SO WE’RE GOING TO START TO DRY THINGS OUT DEEPER INTO WEDNESDAY. RAIN TRACKER NOW MAINLY WEST OF I-35. THAT’S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE RAIN IS SETTING UP. NOW THAT THAT BULL’S EYE CAN KIND OF ADJUST FARTHER EASTWARD. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE MONITORING THAT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN INCH OR MORE WITH THIS SYSTEM. AS OF NOW, POSITIONING ITSELF FARTHER WEST, A GOOD CHANCE FOR AROUND HALF AN INCH IN CENTRAL IOWA AND A LITTLE LESS AS YOU GO DEEPER TO THE EAST. HERE’S THE EIGHT DAY FORECAST. NOW TUESDAY. GOING TO WEDNESDAY, THAT’S THE BEST CHANCE OF RAINFALL. BUT THEN AS WE GO THROUGHOUT WEDNESDAY, THE WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST THAT WILL DRY THINGS OUT. AND THEN TEMPERATURES DROP A CHANCE FOR SOME FROSTY MORNINGS. THURSDAY, GOING TO FRIDAY, EVEN SATURDAY. AND THEN WE’LL BE DON’T FORGET TO FALL BACK AN HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT. GOIN
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Updated: 11:28 AM CDT Oct 30, 2025
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Halloween forecast: See what the weather will be like for trick-or-treating
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Updated: 11:28 AM CDT Oct 30, 2025
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For anyone who may be venturing out for trick-or-treating this week, you can expect some typically cool late-October weather.Warm costumes are a must with temperatures that will reach the mid-50s Thursday and Friday afternoons, but will be in the 40s for trick-or-treating.The winds will keep calm for Beggars' Night, but Friday could bring some gusting in the 10 to 15 mph range with light drizzle that could form the season's first snowflakes overnight into Saturday. Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycamsWeather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from more than 20 sites across the state. vlog archives: Central Iowa trick-or-treaters tell their favorite Halloween jokes

For anyone who may be venturing out for trick-or-treating this week, you can expect some typically cool late-October weather.

Warm costumes are a must with temperatures that will reach the mid-50s Thursday and Friday afternoons, but will be in the 40s for trick-or-treating.

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The winds will keep calm for Beggars' Night, but Friday could bring some gusting in the 10 to 15 mph range with light drizzle that could form the season's first snowflakes overnight into Saturday.

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Keep an eye on weather across Iowa with vlog's skycams

Weather watchers can keep an eye on conditions by checking our skycam page, which shows aerial views from more than 20 sites across the state.

vlog archives: Central Iowa trick-or-treaters tell their favorite Halloween jokes

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