Sometimes, forecasting the weather on October 31st can be just as spooky as the season. As the state is transitioning from summer to winter, a witch's brew of weather can, and has, occurred over the years.

What You Need To Know

  • We can see a wide variety of weather on October 31st

  • On average, North Carolina has mild Halloweens

  • Parts of North Carolina have had snow for Halloween

If you remember just last year, Halloween 2019 was a little too spooky, as we saw a system that brought severe weather that impacted trick-or-treating across the state.

But most October 31st forecasts aren't quite that "exciting".

Halloweens tend to be mild in North Carolina... but there are exceptions.

Coldest Halloween

Looking back in North Carolina's weather past, there have been a fair share of chilly Halloweens.

According to data from the North Carolina State Climate Office, there have been a few Halloweens that would even made the scariest ghost put on an extra sheet before venturing out to do a little Halloween haunting.

The Halloween of 1954 stands out, as many locations saw their coldest October 31st on record during that year.

Warmest Halloween

We've probably seen more warm October 31sts than cold ones throughout our state's weather history.

Average highs for the last day of October reach the 70s, with parts of western North Carolina typically seeing 60s. Lows this time of year tend to be in the 40s and 50s. So statistically speaking, warmer weather for Halloween is more of the norm.

Scattered through the years have been times when we've experienced mid-fall "heat waves" and Halloweens that actually felt a little more like Memorial Day or Labor Day.

Wettest Halloween

And then there are those Halloweens that are a trick-or-treater's worst nightmare... The rainy ones! More dreaded than the Headless Horseman, a rainy October 31st leads to missed opportunities for candy collecting and showing off costumes.

A few North Carolina Halloweens have been washouts...

Snowy Halloweens?

Many dream of a White Christmas, but have we seen a White Halloween?

For most of North Carolina, the idea of snow on October 31st is only a dream. However, in the mountains, the Great Pumpkin has been greeted by a little taste of winter.

In 1993, for example, Asheville reported a trace of snow on Halloween.

In 2014, many locations in western North Carolina were treated to snowflakes on Halloween day and night, and woke the next morning to find several inches of snow across the region.

Halloween 2020 forecast

There's nothing scary about this year's Halloween forecast.

It will be a little cool, but at least it will be dry.

You can find out about your area's Halloween weather history at this link from the NC State Climate Office.