Some communities postpone trick-or-treating due to rainy, windy Halloween forecast

Rain and howling winds are expected to put a damper on Halloween, prompting some communities to postpone trick-or-treating to Friday and Saturday.

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Temperatures will range from 65 to 70 degrees on Thursday but gusty winds will develop, as well as scattered and heavy showers.

Between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., there will be a 60 percent chance for rain. In some areas, wind gusts could hit 40 mph.

A high wind watch has been issued for parts of Massachusetts, including the South Shore, the Cape, and Islands.

Towns that postponed trick-or-treating until Friday include:

• Hollis, N.H. from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Lowell from 6 to 8 p.m.
• West Brookfield from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Towns that postponed trick-or-treating until Saturday include:

• Fitchburg from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Groveland from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Merrimac from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• West Newbury from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Princeton from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Hudson, N.H. from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Leominster from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Methuen from 4 to 6 p.m.
• Nashua, N.H. from 6 to 8 p.m.
• Pelham, N.H. from 5 to 8 p.m.
• Topsfield from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
• Swampscott from 4 to 6 p.m.

Manchester, New Hampshire, has postponed their trick-or-treating until Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.

Despite the forecast, many towns and cities have opted to keep trick-or-treating on Thursday. Click here for a list of trick-or-treating times.

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