Record-challenging warmth for Halloween as drought and fire risk continue in the Northeast

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It will feel like summer across much of the Northeast this Halloween.

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00:00It has been so, so dry in the Northeast.

00:02We want the rain.

00:03We don't want any of this severe weather, though.

00:05Yeah, it's a much different story

00:06when we talk about the Northeast

00:07because instead of this active weather,

00:10I'm talking about a prolonged stretch of dry weather.

00:13We've seen more than a month in Philadelphia,

00:15Trenton, and Wilmington since any measurable rain.

00:18A little bit better for Atlantic City and Washington, D.C.,

00:21but not by much.

00:22This trend is gonna continue as we head into tomorrow.

00:25Abnormal warmth continuing.

00:27That cold front will move in

00:28and we'll see some rain associated with that,

00:30but take a look at future radar.

00:32It's really not any significant rain.

00:34We're seeing some of this move in early Friday morning,

00:37Pennsylvania, New York, up into Maine a little bit there,

00:41and then as this moves into New England,

00:44you can see we'll take what we can get,

00:45but this is definitely not making a big dent

00:48or really any dent into drought conditions

00:50and definitely not helping to reduce the fire risk.

00:53We're looking at another high fire risk for Friday

00:56because gusty winds are gonna be associated

00:58with this cold front, but then additionally, it's fall.

01:02We have leaves falling off of the trees,

01:03joining other dry vegetation on the ground,

01:06the perfect fuel for a wildfire,

01:08especially in those areas where there are drought concerns.

01:11It's also gonna be pretty warm for your Thursday,

01:14not just warm, but record-challenging highs possible

01:17in several areas, including Georgetown-Delaware there,

01:2082 is that forecasted high,

01:22beating the previous daily record by one degree there,

01:25Syracuse, New York, beating its previous record of 75

01:28by quite a few degrees there with that 81 forecasted high.

01:33We are gonna kinda see a return to fall for some areas

01:35as we head into Friday, 55 is that high for Buffalo,

01:3861 in Pittsburgh, but then as we head down

01:41towards D.C., New York, Boston,

01:42still hanging out in the 70s there.

01:44By the time we get to the weekend,

01:46that's when most areas really see a return to fall,

01:4850s for Buffalo on both days,

01:5058 in Pittsburgh on Saturday, 64 for your Sunday.

01:54Better in New York, 50s for both days there as well.

01:57And then let's take a look at your extended forecast

02:00for Philadelphia, we're on a little bit of a roller coaster

02:03when it comes to temperatures here, 82 for your Thursday,

02:05down to the 60s for the early part of the weekend,

02:08and then we go back into the 80s.

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