Near Record Cold and Snow for Halloween

Temperatures will fall nearly 20 degrees below average for the end of the month and beginning of November. This means highs for Halloween will struggle to make it even to 40 degrees. Not only will our trick-or-treaters be cold, but it'll most likely be snowing.

Right now I'm forecasting a high of only 36 degrees for Thursday afternoon. If that forecast verifies, it would tie the record for the second coldest Halloween in Rockford. The coldest Halloween was set back in 1917 when the temperature reached a chilly 32 degrees. 

It's becoming increasingly likely that accumulating snow will occur late Wednesday evening/night and into Thursday afternoon. It's still a bit too early to pinpoint exactly how much, but it could be more than the couple inches some had Tuesday morning. Our record snowfall for October 31st is only 0.1 inches set back in 2014. It's almost a certain that record will fall this Thursday.

Any snow that does fall would most likely be confined to grassy and elevated surfaces, but leading up to Thursday we will have had a couple colder days and nights. This could mean a slightly better chance for snow sticking to roads during the day Thursday. It's also possible that travel could be impacted during the morning and afternoon. There are still some uncertainties leading up to Thursday, so it's possible that some change in the forecast could occur. Stay tuned!