While it may feel like the cooler autumnal weather has just arrived in New York, the winter months are not far away. Here's what to expect.

A bit of snow can make the difference between a cold, grey winter and something magical, but it also makes traveling all the more difficult for the millions of New Yorkers heading out for the holidays

NEW YORK - A storm could dampen early Halloween festivities and soak trick-or-treaters in New York City. A coastal storm that has been traveling up the Eastern Seaboard is still in the forecast.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A storm system will bring welcome rainfall to parched Upstate New York, but it might also make for spooky weather on Halloween night. The National Weather Service predicts heavy rain all day Thursday and into Friday, with 1 to 2 inches of rain falling across much of the region.

Sunday is going to bring the best weather of the week,” a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said.

The trick-or-treat forecast continues to look “spooky” and a bit “chilling” with wet weather nearby passing through. Here’s your region-by-region trick-or-treat forecasts! Northern New York: In our entire tri-state coverage area,

In some years, the waters of the equatorial Pacific Ocean are abnormally warm or cool, conditions known as El Nino and La Nina, respectively. This year, there’s a weak La Nina that is likely to fade over the winter, so meteorologists don’t have that key signal to make clearer predictions.

Heavy rain will move through the area on Thursday. Showers will linger on Friday with temperatures holding in the 40s.

Conditions, he said, should be drying out from southern New England to the mid-Atlantic by Friday evening - which could potentially create breezy conditions for trick-or-treaters on Halloween. His advice - bring a rain poncho or umbrella.

The Old Farmer's Almanac released its weather map and forecast for the upcoming holiday. See what's expected for your hometown.

The National Weather Service is warning that tree limbs could be blown down, resulting in power outages, as a wind advisory goes into effect for Long Island.