Trick or treaters in the area might need to tote an umbrella along when they make their Halloween night candy runs.

Steady rain is likely throughout the day, with showers diminishing throughout the evening. The chance of precipitation is 100 percent today, falling to a 40 percent chance of showers before 2 a.m.

About a tenth of an inch of rain has fallen in the last three hours according to the National Weather Service recording station at Gainesville's Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport.

Today's high is expected to reach the low 60s, with clouds and gusty winds. The low tonight will be around 44.

Motorists are advised to take it slow on neighborhood streets tonight as children are out trick-or-treating.

Skies are expected to clear Sunday, with a breeze and a high near 61.

The rains this week continue to keep the water levels high at Lake Lanier. The level was at 1,071.59 feet above sea level as of 11:15 a.m.