# What's your local weather forecast for Election Day? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 3, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862 "2008-11-03T14:35:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/1 "2008-11-03T14:35:23Z")
And give us an idea where you are, of course. Northern Illinois – the forecast is for “Mainly sunny, high near 70.” Pretty good! ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpine/32/17813_2.png) [@Alpine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/2 "2008-11-03T14:55:36Z")
Northwest San Juan Mountains - Snow showers. ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/3 "2008-11-03T14:59:01Z")
Honolulu - Clear and Sunny - 81H 68L ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/4 "2008-11-03T15:51:47Z")
Iowa – record highs predicted for today and tomorrow – high 70’s, maybe 80. It was warm and muggy at 8 a.m. Severe weather likely Wednesday – they’re talking about tornadoes. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/5 "2008-11-03T15:54:46Z")
Central coast of California - 70s and overcast at sea level, 60s and rainy above 1000’ ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/6 "2008-11-03T15:56:18Z")
Rhode Island - mostly sunny, high of 64. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/7 "2008-11-03T16:00:16Z")
60ish and sunny. Awesome for SE Michigan in November. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/8 "2008-11-03T16:21:22Z")
Raining, pouring, old man snoring, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/9 "2008-11-03T16:46:44Z")
30% chance of rain. South Central PA ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/10 "2008-11-03T17:02:03Z")
According to [Weather.com](http://Weather.com), mid-to-high 60s and sunny most of the day. Unseasonably warm and dry for NE Ohio on Election day. I think the last 3 times I voted, it rained. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/11 "2008-11-03T18:22:45Z")
Blood-red skies, rains of sulfur and brimstone, wailing of the damned… (Clear and sunny with a high of 17 C–seriously gorgeous weather.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/12 "2008-11-03T18:23:29Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > According to [Weather.com](http://Weather.com), mid-to-high 60s and sunny most of the day. > > Unseasonably warm and dry for NE Ohio on Election day. I think the last 3 times I voted, it rained. Yup. Good news for Obama. I’ll be canvassing and/or phonebanking all day. ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/13 "2008-11-03T18:38:55Z")
According to [this blog](http://chicagoist.com/2008/11/02/election_week_forecast_indian_summe.php) it will be warm in Obama’s home town. (I just wanted to post that because they used my picture, taken 10 1/2 months ago, on a day when snow was on the ground in Chicago – it looks warmer than that in the picture, because the Sun was setting over the city.) ---
**Author:** ![Ducktail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@Ducktail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ducktail)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/14 "2008-11-03T18:56:47Z")
Southern Germany - Partly cloudy, 59 degrees Fahrenheit, although I’ll be getting the results early Wednesday, which will also be partly cloudy and 56 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-local-weather-forecast-for-election-day/470862/15 "2008-11-03T20:50:29Z")
I hope German weather won’t affect turnout in American swing states. 😃