Why yes, it is snowing on Halloween morning in the suburbs

The first trick this Halloween morn: snow flurries.

And the forecast doesn't get much better for those celebrating Halloween tonight as a major storm with wind, rain, cold and maybe even more snow is predicted to hit the suburbs.

A wind advisory is in effect from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago.

The service advised that northerly winds could hit 50 to 55 miles per hour, break tree limbs and blow down power lines.

Aside from the wind, temperatures for the day may reach only the low 40s and could be below freezing by trick-or-treating hours in the suburbs with a chance of rain or snow.

Last year the high temperature on Halloween was 64 with a low of 46, according to the National Weather service.

The normal high for Halloween is 56 degrees and the normal low is 39 degrees, though the record warmest high was 84 degrees in 1950 and the record low was 23 in 1873.

There have been only three instances dating back to 1872 where an inch or more of rain fell on Halloween, including 2013 when 1.04 inches of precipitation fell.

There has never been a measurable amount of snowfall on Halloween in Chicago, but there have been five instances when a trace of snow has fallen, including most recently in 1993, officials said.

It will be even scarier in northwest Indiana, where a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued and officials are warning of possible accumulating lake effect snow.