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Seven states in the eastern U.S. could see snowfall on Halloween night as a storm system ushers in colder temperatures.
"It's not the first snow of the season," AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told Newsweek. "Nevertheless, the higher ground up across the Adirondacks and into the mountains of New England during overnight hours and very early into tomorrow will likely see at least a dusting of snow."
Kines added that gusty winds could make temperatures feel up to 20 degrees colder than the actual temperature.
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Why It Matters
A storm is moving through the Northeast on Friday, bringing strong winds that have prompted National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists to issue wind advisories for 46 million people across the region. The storm caused numerous other weather-related impacts, such as coastal flooding, along the East Coast earlier this week.
On Friday, the storm will bring more rain across the Northeast, as well as some snow in higher elevations on Friday night.
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What To Know
December-like temperatures will sweep across the Northeast on Friday and into Saturday as the storm moves through the region, AccuWeather reported.
The sudden change in temperatures could cause up to 3 inches of snow to fall in high-elevation areas on Friday night. AccuWeather shared a map with its forecast that showed snow possible for southwestern Pennsylvania, northeastern West Virginia, a small part of western Maryland, northern New York, northern Vermont, northern New Hampshire and western Maine.
"A coating to an inch or so of snow will fall on the ridges in northern West Virginia and Southwest Pennsylvania. Several inches of snow are forecast to accumulate in parts of eastern Ontario and southern and eastern Quebec, mainly outside populated areas," the AccuWeather report said.
In addition to the chance of snow, frigid temperatures will move into place from the Midwest through the Northeast, dropping lows into the 20s and 30s.
The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.
What People Are Saying
NWS, in a Friday forecast: "An intense cyclone approaching October low pressure records for New England will continue to produce widespread wet weather as it moves through the region Friday. The flood threat from this system remains low as drought conditions have resulted in low stream flows and dry soils. The exception will be over urbanized areas of the Northeast where a period of heavy rain along and ahead of the associated cold front Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening may result in isolated urban runoff issues and where recent leaf fall has clogged drainage."
NWS Burlington, on X: "Today's weather will feature rain this morning and much of tonight. There will be some partial clearing in parts of eastern and southern Vermont, but increasingly windy and cool conditions are expected tonight with a transition to snow around midnight for the Adirondacks."
AccuWeather, in an email on Friday: "Temperatures will be low enough for a frost to a hard freeze from the Carolinas into the Southeast late Friday into early Saturday. This will likely end the growing season at least for the mountains of the Carolinas."
What Happens Next
The NWS will issue warnings if winter weather is severe enough. People are urged to bundle up if they are trick-or-treating in the Northeast on Friday night, as temperatures will be cold.
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