When Is Halloween? And Will Indiana’s Weather Be a Trick or Treat?

On Halloween night, homies will be out trick-or-treating as ghouls, monsters, and several Deadpools. In Indiana, however, where temperatures may drop from “chill” to bone-chilling more quickly than you can finish a snack-sized Kit-Kat, they will be doing just that.

Last year’s Halloween in Indianapolis was snowy. Even though the outlook for 2024 appears to be moderate thus far, our Midwest weather could still surprise us.

Here is what we now know about the prediction for this year and what the Hoosiers can probably anticipate by the end of October.

What day is Halloween?

Halloween is on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Halloween: is it a holiday?

The majority of Americans view Halloween as a holiday, despite the fact that it is not an official federal holiday.

Central Indiana’s Halloween 2024 weather forecast

According to AccuWeather’s extended forecast, Thursday, October 31st, will see highs in Indianapolis of around 66 degrees and lows of about 47. There is a 25% chance of rain and 4 mph southwest winds.

The Weather Channel, on the other hand, is a little less optimistic. According to their monthly prediction, Halloween temperatures in Indianapolis are expected to reach highs of 58 degrees and lows of about 38 degrees. There is no chance of rain.

The Indianapolis-based National Weather Service has yet to issue an extended forecast for Central Indiana as of Friday, Oct. 4. At least for the beginning of October, temperatures are expected to be somewhat warm, with highs in the low 80s and upper 70s.

According to historical data, things will generally cool down by Halloween and throughout November.

The Halloween weather from last year

In 2023, the Halloween weather deceived Indianapolis. It started to snow at one point. NWS in Indianapolis reported a record month low of 25 degrees and a high of 41 degrees in Central Indiana that year.

According to NWS, the average temperature in Indianapolis on October 31 is 50 degrees, with lows of about 40.