Election Day weather forecast: Are voters in for rain?
Election Day is coming up on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The polls are scheduled to be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Will the weather make voting easier, or harder?
Looks like the former, according to the National Weather Service.
Alabama’s weather looks to be mostly problem-free on Tuesday, with only a few showers and warm temperatures expected in most areas.
High temperatures on Tuesday are expected to be in the mid- to upper 70s in north Alabama, the upper 70s to low 80s in central Alabama, and the low 80s across south Alabama (see the forecast for Tuesday at the top of this post).
A shower or two can’t be ruled out on Tuesday, but overall rain chances will be on the low side statewide, with eastern Alabama having slightly better odds of being rain free. According to the weather service the western side of the state could have rain chances in the 20 percent range during the day on Tuesday.
Here’s the probability of rain from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. CST on Tuesday:
Rain chances are forecast to climb for northwest Alabama — but only after the polls close on Tuesday night.
Some voters will be headed to the polls in darkness, thanks to the recent switchover to Standard Time.
Polls will open after sunrise, but it will get dark a few hours before they close.
Some sunrise times on Tuesday:
* Auburn: 6:03 a.m.
* Birmingham: 6:10 a.m.
* Huntsville: 6:11 a.m.
* Montgomery: 6:06 a.m.
* Mobile: 6:10 in Mobile
* Muscle Shoals: 6:15 a.m.
* Tuscaloosa: 6:12 a.m.
Sunset times:
* Auburn: 4:47 p.m.
* Birmingham: 4:51 p.m.
* Huntsville: 4:48 p.m.
* Montgomery: 4:50 p.m.
* Mobile: 5 p.m.
* Muscle Shoals: 452 p.m.
* Tuscaloosa: 4:54 p.m.
And, no matter who wins on Tuesday, the sun is still scheduled to rise again on Wednesday, according to NASA.