Election Day Forecast: Slight Chance of Rain in the Morning

There are a whole lot of factors that play into the voting process on Election Day, and weather is one of them.

But overall the forecast for the Woodbury area calls for a nice fall day.

There is a 20 percent chance of rain before noon on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service, which means you may want to bring a raincoat if you’re planning to hit the polls first thing in the morning.

The NWS forecast for Tuesday afternoon is cloudy skies—gradually becoming mostly sunny—with a high near 49 degrees. Election Day will be breezy—with a southwest wind at 10-20 mph becoming a west-by-northwest wind in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

       Related: Visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website for a full list of polling places.

Tuesday night’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a low around 31 degrees and winds coming from the northwest at 8-13 mph.

Check out the Weather Channel’s Presidential Election National Forecast.

Could the weather be a factor on Election Day? A survey conducted by The Weather Channel states:

Bad weather seems to deter undecided voters more from going to the polls than Democrats or Republicans. According to the survey, bad weather deters 35% of undecided voters; 27 percent of Democrats; and 20 percent of Republicans.

The latest weather maps show relatively quiet weather across much of the U.S. on Election Day.

Related posts:

• Election Day forecast in “swing states.”
• Washington Post: Will Weather Impact Election Results?
• USA Today: Stormy weather forecast in Florida on Election Day

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