Dry trick-or-treating likely in Vancouver Halloween forecast

Vancouver's record for most days of rain in October has been broken, but forecast shows hope for dry evening

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Caption: The forecast for Vancouver and Victoria tonight calls for the rain to end before prime trick-or-treating hours, says Environment Canada. (CBC)

Parents holding out hope their little ghouls and goblins won't get soaked trick-or-treating tonight in Vancouver may be rewarded.
Today's rain is expected to end in the late afternoon, says Environment Canada(external link).
That means — for prime trick-or-treating hours — the forecast is mainly cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers.
This month, the record for most days of rain in Vancouver has been broken: 28 of 31, surpassing the old record of 26, said Environment Canada.

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Still, it's often dry in Vancouver for trick-or-treating, said Environment Canada, only raining five out of the past 16 years at Vancouver International Airport between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. PT on Oct. 31.
Yesterday was one of the rare exceptions in a dreary month, with enough sun that paddle boarders took to False Creek, in costume.

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Caption: Sunny skies on Sunday made for a nice afternoon in Vancouver's False Creek for some costumed paddle boarders. (Drew Kerekes/CBC)