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 Stillwater 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.

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.

Click here for the Weather Channel’s Presidential Election National Forecast.

With so much at stake at the polls, 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: 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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Voting Places have changed for two reasons:

1.  Redistricting

2.  Two polling places do not have air conditioning for the Primary Election in August, which was uncomfortable for voters and election judges.

The voting locations in Stillwater are: 

Ward 1, Precinct 1 - First United Methodist Church, 813 Myrtle Street W

Ward 1, Precinct 2 - St. Paul Lutheran Church, 605 5th Street S

Ward 2, Precinct 3 - Ascension Church, 214 3rd St N

Ward 2, Precinct 4 - Trinity Lutheran Church, 115 4th Street N

Ward 3, Precinct 5 - Stonebridge Elementary School, 900 Owens Street N

Ward 4, Precinct 7 - Our Saviors Lutheran Church, 1616 Olive Street W

Ward 4, Precinct 8 - Rutherford Elementary School, 100 School House Circle

*****Lily Lake and Oak Park Elementary schools are not polling places.*****

Oak Park Heights:

Precinct 1 - Assemblies of God Calvary Church

Precinct 2 - Oak Park Heights City Hall

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