Halloween night will bring nearly perfect temperatures for trick-or-treating families Monday before the first significant storm of the season hits Fresno.

Light rain will likely fall on the parched San Joaquin Valley, including Fresno, beginning Tuesday and be accompanied by snow in the Sierra.

Yay, rain!!! ☔️#Fresno #Rain #Cawx @KevinMussoABC30 pic.twitter.com/g63KMKmFJf

— Jenny Toste (@JennyToste) November 1, 2022

The National Weather Service in Hanford expects rain totals of a quarter to-half inch through Wednesday night. The snowfall range is one to four inches at elevations above 5,000 feet.

A Winter Storm Watch will be in effect from Tuesday morning to Wednesday night.

Thursday’s clearing pattern will produce an overnight low of 38 degrees.

A storm will impact CA Tuesday through Thursday. Heavy snow possible in the Central Sierra north of the Kings River. Gusty winds in the, Kern mountains, desert Wednesday-Thursday. Light to moderate rain will result in wet and slippery roads . Please drive extra carefully. pic.twitter.com/JLMTmEKnZb

— NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) October 30, 2022

Taking the kids out #trickortreating tonight? Here’s the likely temperatures at 5 and 7 PM for several locations in the San Joaquin Valley. #CAWx #Fresno #Bakersfield pic.twitter.com/X648xTwQKQ

— NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) October 31, 2022