Overview
- High pressure delivers sunny, seasonable to warm Election Day weather across many regions, with highs largely in the 60s to lower 70s.
- Gusty spells return today through Thursday with widespread 30–40 mph gusts in places and a low risk of isolated power outages, plus marine advisories in some coastal zones.
- Several quick disturbances bring light, brief showers tonight and again Wednesday night into Friday, with most areas seeing limited rainfall.
- A stronger cold front is forecast around Sunday, dropping temperatures sharply next week and introducing flurries or a wintry mix in the Great Lakes, northern areas, and higher elevations.
- Regional contrasts persist as the South and interior West warm into the 70s–80s, including near-record heat in El Paso and elevated wildfire concern in South Texas, while the National Hurricane Center reports no tropical development.