Sarasota trick-or-treaters might want to swap out light costumes for something warmer this Halloween.

A rare cold front is sweeping into Southwest Florida just in time for Friday night’s festivities, bringing the kind of crisp, fall-like air Floridians usually only dream about.

National Weather Service forecaster Nicole Carlisle said this Halloween will be cooler than what Sarasota typically experiences in late October. A cold front moving through the region on Wednesday will bring drier, crisper air just in time for trick-or-treating. Inland areas may feel a bit cooler than the coast.

Winds will stay light, so there shouldn’t be any noticeable wind chill. While temperatures will dip, it won’t be Sarasota’s coldest Halloween on record. That title goes to 2017, when the low hit 47 deg

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