Eerie chill in store for trick-or-treating on Halloween
Wearing a jacket with your Halloween costume has been a begrudging tradition for generations, and it’ll continue once again this year
Trick-or-treaters from Spooky Hollow to Boo Mountain will head out on Saturday night for some treats and fun. What kind of weather can you expect if you’ve got plans to kick off this weekend?
We’re in for a classic Halloween across Canada. Generally calm but chilly conditions will prevail, though a few spots may have to deal with some active weather.
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A region of high pressure dominating Western Canada will bring clear skies to a majority of major cities throughout British Columbia and the Prairies.
Folks in southern Saskatchewan will have to watch a stateside low-pressure system that will send some moisture streaming north of the border, fuelling periods of heavy rainfall.
Daytime highs on Saturday will register right around seasonal for the final day of October, with slightly warmer-than-normal conditions expected north toward Fort McMurray and east into Winnipeg.
Halloween will also see high pressure running the table across Eastern Canada, with an abundance of sunshine expected across Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes.
Southerly flow will keep much of Ontario on the warmer side of seasonal throughout the day, with daytime highs climbing into the teens from Windsor to Kenora.
Farther east, northwesterly winds will keep conditions on the chillier side in Quebec and the Maritimes. Montreal’s forecast high of 8°C is a couple of degrees cooler than normal.
Families heading out for trick-or-treating on Saturday night may have to deal with some sea-effect snowfall on Cape Breton and parts of Newfoundland.
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Study the weather map long enough and you might start to notice some interesting place names, especially around Halloween.
Spooky Hollow is a nature sanctuary south of Norfolk, Ont., near the northern shores of Lake Erie.
Manitoba’s Bloodvein First Nation exists along the Bloodvein River on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg.
Destruction Bay, Yukon, reportedly earned its name after a windstorm demolished a military camp set up there in the early 1940s.
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