First Alert Weather: Tracking near record warmth and a look ahead to Halloween and Bills gameday forecast
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. Temps soar today with a gusty southwest wind and lots of sunshine. The record is 76 degrees set way back in 1876. Gusts today will reach 20-30mph. We will make a legit run at that with expected top temps in the mid 70s this afternoon. Cold front approaches this evening with increasing clouds and s chance for showers after 7PM. Much cooler air moves in Friday as temps will struggle to get out of the 50s tomorrow afternoon. Threat Tracker is green. Halloween weather looking good Saturday. Sunny and dry during the day with highs in the 50s. Clear and cool for trick-or-treat time in the evening. Temps will quickly fall into the 40s by 7PM and perhaps into the 30s for some after 9PM. Milder weather moves back in on Sunday with sun and clouds. Great weather for the Bills game. Temps will quickly climb thru the 40s and 50s in the morning and should be in the 60s for the 1PM kickoff. Warm conditions into early next week. Tracking rain and cooler co