Philadelphia Halloween Weather Forecast Calls for Record High Temperature Potential

What will almost certainly become Philadelphia’s driest month on record will likely reach a fitting climax on Halloween with record-breaking warmth.

Forecasters predict temperatures will approach the Oct. 31 record high of 82, reached in 1946.

Will he break the record of the official weather station in Philadelphia International Airport Winds could drop to a few degrees, said Alex Staarmann, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly.

Winds off the Delaware River, where water temperatures were near 60 degrees Wednesday, could lower the official high by a degree or two. Staarmann said that would be the “only limiting factor.” If the wind bypasses the river, he said, a record might be set.

But all formalities aside, the ’80s are almost scarily warm for Halloween. And it would appear that the unrelenting sunshine and dryness of the historic weather month have brought the air to temperatures close to May, at a time when one would expect to see frosty crowns on pumpkins.

Trick or treat forecast for the Philadelphia region

The air cooled quickly in recent days as the sun began to wane. However, this will not happen on Thursday, forecasters say, due to warming winds from the southwest.

The weather service says temperatures in Philadelphia will remain at or above 75 until 7 p.m., and in the upper 70s until 10 p.m. for after-hours crowds.

Southwest winds will increase slightly throughout the day, but likely not enough to affect witch flight conditions, said Dave Dombeck, senior meteorologist for AccuWeather Inc. Strong winds are expected to continue into late Thursday evening as the front approaches.

As the weather service said during the afternoon discussion: “No tricks and treats on Halloween.” But it also noted: “We could use some rain.”

New Jersey under drought watch essentially a step As of Wednesday, Pennsylvania had not made a decision.

When is it expected to rain again in Philadelphia?

The European forecast model calls for the aforementioned rainfall to hit the region early Friday morning, Dombek said.

But by then, October will end without noticeable rain in Philadelphia for the first time since record keeping began in 1872.

Also, even if raindrops do fall, there is no guarantee that they will hit the official rain sensor.

Dombeck said this frontal transition will likely follow the recent “wash, rinse, repeat” sequence: dry front, cool down, warm up.

Although it’s difficult to “wash” and “rinse” without water.