We still have a chance for strong to severe storms, however, our main concern will be with a front pushing in from the west. By the afternoon our first cold front leaves the picture but by midnight the buy-one get one free cold front will arrive on our doorstep to cast a cool start to election Tuesday.

The arrival this week of a strong cold front means we can expect a significant shift toward drier air and cooler temperatures.

Tens of millions of Americans are flocking to polling locations across the nation on Election Day, and in some cases, the weather will be a factor for those waiting in lines outside. The nation is divided by a sprawling south to north cold front.

Weather conditions can be one factor in how many people vote in person on Election Day. The strongest weather in the U.S. forecast for Tuesday is in Montana where there could be blizzard conditions, but that state is not a battleground and is strongly favored to go for Donald Trump.

The forecast in some states on Election Day is…rain. The all-important battleground states of Michigan and Wisconsin are both expected to be pelted with warm-weather thunderstorms Tuesday, one of those unpredictable Election Day variables that could dampen turnout,