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Showers may dart in from time to time today, but the brunt of the rain will hold off until well after dark. That means daytime commutes are fine, and travel delay will be at a minimum (at least as far as the weather is concerned). Steady winds from the east will slowly increase through the day. Heavy rain rushes in well after dark -- predominately toward 10 to 11 p.m. Downpours, heavy runoff, and difficult travel will descend on our region as a strong upper-level system rolls through. Click here for any active weather alerts Winds will peak at around 40 mph along the coast, then ramp down after the line exits before dawn. While sunshine will break out first thing in the morning, we're still expecting a mostly cloudy sky for the afternoon. Trick-or-treating is dry but windy. And it gets stronger late into Halloween eve. The storm system will deepen over Northern New England, drawing in higher level winds and keeping the gusts going late into the night. Some may even top 50 mph on the Capes/Islands and highest terrain over western and central Massachusetts. This may cause some isolated power outages -- and toss around a few Halloween decorations, as well. Winds continue into Saturday at lower speeds. We'll see our highs drop from near 60 on Friday back down to the mid-50s by Saturday and low 50s by Sunday. Much less wind is expected on Sunday. The outlook stays dry well into next week, with a slight bump in temps early on. Next chance for showers could come late Monday night. Have a great Halloween!
