As of 7 a.m. Monday NHC forecasters gave the tropical wave a 50% chance of forming into a tropical storm or depression in the next 48 hours and an 80% of forming in the next week.

Wicked weather for Halloween is not a lock. But forecasters are keeping a close eye on potential rain showers or a coastal storm.

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But if all goes as planned, Zeringue said New Orleans could see highs in the upper 60s and overnight lows in upper to mid-50s — chilly, but not necessarily cold — on Halloween. Temperatures on the northshore could get even colder, with overnight lows dipping into the 40s.

A tropical wave, likely to become the next named storm of the season, is causing a headache for forecasters. Long-term model runs of the system show two scenarios: one that pulls the system over Hispaniola this week and out into the Atlantic Ocean,

Should another weather system develop into a tropical storm, it would be named Jerry, which is next on the list of 2025 Atlantic storm names.

Oahu is under a flood advisory until 7:45 p.m. today as heavy rain falls on the central part of the island. “At 4:46 p.m., radar indicated heavy rain over Oahu. Rain was falling at a rate of 1 to 2 inches per hour,” National Weather Service forecasters said in the advisory.