Rain likely Election night in Champaign-Urbana, with thunderstorms possible
The weather service now puts Tuesday night's rain chance at 100%, and its outlook says thunderstorms are possible Tuesday and Tuesday night.
CHAMPAIGN - Election Day in Champaign-Urbana should start dry but windy, with rain likely late Tuesday afternoon and a soaking rain Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service's forecast for Champaign, which also covers Urbana and Savoy.
For Tuesday, Nov. 3, the forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and a high near 74, with a 50% chance of rain, mainly after 4 p.m. South winds of 17 to 22 mph could gust as high as 36 mph.
Rain is forecast Tuesday night, with a 100% chance, a half to three-quarters of an inch possible and a low around 57. Wednesday has a 50% chance of rain before noon, then partly sunny skies and a high near 67.
The weather service's Lincoln office says in its hazardous weather outlook that thunderstorms are possible Tuesday and Tuesday night. The chance of severe weather is low, though a few storms could bring wind gusts over 50 mph, it says.
Monday brings patchy drizzle before noon and a high near 64.
Source: National Weather Service point forecast for Champaign, updated 4:54 a.m. Nov. 2; NWS Lincoln hazardous weather outlook, 5:21 a.m. Nov. 2.