A welcome sight last night was active radar in the region as the wet weather arrived. While rain totals weren’t impressive, we’re assuming we can get them, and most locations picked up between 0.1 and 0.3 of an inch. rain. That’s good enough to moisten the area and temporarily help with the spread of the forest fires this morning. However, we still need to keep an eye on the hotspots because it was not enough to completely remove those hotspots under the surface. With relatively low humidity in the coming afternoons and gusty winds developing on Friday, the risk of bushfire remains high in the coming days. No major rainmakers are expected either.

As clouds break for some sun today, temperatures will climb back into the lower 70s.

Halloween will be warm and approaching record highs for that date. Mid 70s to late 80s are in prospect in the afternoon, and trick-or-treating temperatures will continue well into the 60s for the early evening. The Boston record for the date is 81, which we’ll be close/just to. It will be dry from start to finish.

Friday will also be warm with highs in the mid 70s. There’s also a cold front coming through, but it’s devoid of moisture, so don’t expect much wet weather other than an occasional rain shower. In fact, the biggest concern is wind gusts of 40 to 55 km/h that will promote the spread of any wildfires that are still ongoing.

The other side of the front will be much cooler with temperatures in the 50s.