Election Day forecast: Heavy rain, record heat and snow could impact voters across US

As millions of Americans caput to nan polls, thunderstorms are forecast from nan Great Lakes to nan Gulf Coast, pinch nan imaginable to origin inconveniences to voters crossed nan country.

The heaviest attraction of rainfall is expected successful Wisconsin, Louisiana, eastbound Texas and Arkansas but dense rainfall on nan Mississippi River and Ohio River valleys could bring flash flooding and astir 2 inches to 4 inches of rainfall betwixt Louisiana and confederate Indiana.

Meanwhile, dense snowfall is forecast successful nan Rockies from Montana down to Colorado and wintertime upwind alerts person been issued successful those regions.

In California, beardown winds and barren conditions will create a threat for wildfires from nan San Francisco Bay area down to Los Angeles wherever a reddish emblem informing has been issued.

On nan last time of early voting up of nan U.S. statesmanlike election, residents hold successful statement to formed their ballots astatine nan Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office successful Largo, Florida, U.S., November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones

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However, beautiful upwind is forecast successful nan Northeast today, pinch lukewarm temperatures successful nan 70s crossed overmuch of nan eastbound seaboard and imaginable grounds highs from Meridian, Mississippi, each nan measurement to Rochester, New York, pinch temperatures successful nan 80s.

The grounds power is expected to ore successful nan Northeast connected Wednesday pinch grounds highs imaginable for awesome cities specified arsenic Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and New York City pinch temperatures adjacent to 80 degrees.