Showers and thunderstorms likely during Election Day voting hours
The National Weather Service gives a 60% chance of rain today, with showers and a possible thunderstorm most likely before 11 a.m.
OLATHE - Showers are likely on Election Day morning, with a chance of rain lingering into the evening, according to the National Weather Service forecast for Olathe, last updated at 4:42 a.m. Tuesday.
The forecast calls for showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., then a chance of showers after 3 p.m. The chance of rain is 60%, with less than a tenth of an inch expected except where thunderstorms bring more.
Skies stay mostly cloudy, with the temperature falling to around 57 by 5 p.m. A south wind of 11 to 14 mph turns west-northwest in the afternoon, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight stays mostly cloudy with a low around 48 and west-northwest winds gusting to 22 mph. Wednesday turns partly sunny with a high near 61.
The forecast page listed no hazardous weather Tuesday morning. Polling places in Johnson County are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for most elections, the county election office says.
Source: National Weather Service forecast for Olathe; Johnson County Election Office, Polling Places.