Election Day 2026 features little rain, clouds and warm temperatures

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - This week starts off cloudy with higher humidity and small rain chances, before a weak midweek cold front sweeps through.

Election Day will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance for a few passing showers or an isolated storm. High temperatures will reach the 80° degree mark.

Election day 2026 will be a mostly cloudy day with a few sunny times. Rain chances are low at 20-50%. There will be many dry times as high temps will be near 80°. Weather will not be an issue to get out and vote! pic.twitter.com/rj8VcJRRU9

— Bruce Katz (@BruceKatzFOX8) November 2, 2026

A cold front will be approaching from the northwest, but it likely won’t move through until Wednesday, so your voting plans should stay on track.

A few showers are possible along the front Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as the system gets closer.

Although this front is likely to bring strong storms to western Louisiana, they’re not expected to maintain strength once they reach our area.

That means severe potential has lowered quite a bit, which is good news for us.

The front will continue steadily passing through the area on Wednesday, exiting by Wednesday afternoon. A few isolated storms can’t be ruled out during peak daytime heating, with its exit.

Behind the front, you’ll notice much lower humidity with small rain chances returning by Friday.

Another front will arrive for the weekend, reinforcing that lower humidity and possibly dropping our highs into the lower 70s by Sunday.

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