There will be some bite in the weather come Halloween

It appears that Sudbury may be in for a few more tricks than treats from Mother Nature this Halloween.

Weather Network Meteorologist Doug Gillham spoke with NorthernLife.ca to give a more in depth look at Halloween night in Sudbury.

“The day will be colder than last year," said Gillam. "There is definitely a hint of winter, with light snow throughout the day and maybe some flurries in the evening.”

Gillham pointed out that the seasonal high is usually 6 C on Oct 31, and this year it will sit around 1 C.

Rain showers beginning Thursday are expected to turn to snow early Friday morning, with flurries scattered throughout the day. While the snow fall is expected to stop by trick-or-treat time, the cold weather and high winds may put a damper on some costumes.

Around one to three cm of snow is expected to fall over Greater Sudbury on Friday, and winds gusting up to 50 km/h. With the windchill, Sudbury is predicted to sit at around -4 C by 5:30 p.m, making for a cold, dry and windy evening.

The temperature drop means parents will want to take extra care when dressing their children for their Halloween adventures and a costume re-design may be in order.

Milder temperatures are expected to return next week.

Meanwhile, across the rest of the country, according to the Weather Network, Canadians in the western and northern parts of the country generally won't need to worry about frightful weather this Friday.

Chief Meteorologist Chris Scott says British Columbia and the Territories may see some scattered showers, but will generally enjoy stable, seasonal temperatures on Friday night.

He says dry conditions will prevail across the Prairies, with parts of southern Alberta expected to log the highest temperatures in the country.

It's a different story in Ontario and Quebec, where Scott says temperatures are forecast to fall to the lowest levels of the season and even dip below freezing in some areas.

Scott says Atlantic Canada residents will be luckier, since stormy conditions slated for Saturday are expected to hold off through Halloween festivities.

He says the variable conditions across the country are typical of a season that's inherently unpredictable and often defined by wild temperature swings.

The forecasted Halloween lows in Central Canada, for instance, are being preceded by unseasonable highs throughout much of Ontario.

The abrupt change, Scott said, means parents will want to take extra care when dressing their children for their Halloween adventures.

"With a northerly wind and some light rain and even a few wet flurries mixed in, you're definitely going to want to bundle the kids up," Scott said. "And of course for anyone going out a bit later, it's going to be rather chilly by the time people come home from Halloween parties on Saturday morning."

With files from CP