From Boston to Philadelphia, Near-Record Heat Likely on Halloween
Temperatures are set to reach the upper 70s and could even crack 80F across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
A family trick-or-treating in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The unusually warm Halloween is part of a decades-long warming trend.
Photographer: Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesFor generations, trick-or-treaters across much of the US have faced a dilemma: wear a jacket and ruin the effect of their costume, or forgo the coat and freeze. But this year’s Halloween across much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast will be different with near-record heat forecast from Philadelphia to New York to Boston.
“I went to a Halloween party this weekend and one of our friends was wearing one of those inflatable suits. They said, ‘It’s actually pretty nice in here with the fan blowing on me,’” says Torry Dooley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boston, which is expected to reach 81F (27C) on Halloween. “So maybe you just need to wear one of those.”