An Early Look at the Election Day Forecast for the Eastern U.S.

You are in luck if you are a fan of dry and sunny fall weather and you live in the eastern U.S. An atmospheric roadblock will keep this bright weather pattern locked over the East, lasting through Election Day. Read on for the details.

Dry and Calm Weather for the East

Plentiful sunshine, warm daytime highs, and chilly nights will be the story for over 200 million Americans living in the eastern U.S. through the end of October and into the first part of November. A sprawling area of high pressure will drive the dry pattern over the next few weeks throughout much of the eastern third of the country.

While daytime highs will hover at about seasonable levels, the clear skies and light winds will send the mercury falling quickly once the sun goes down. The interior Northeast will continue to see areas of frost develop overnight and into the early morning hours.

This calm weather pattern will provide plenty of chances for residents to prepare their yards for the winter season. The dry conditions will also give construction crews a window of opportunity to wrap up those road projects before the cold and wintry precipitation arrives.

While most of the Northeast will remain high and dry in the foreseeable future, a cool front will track from the northern Plains to the Midwest, the interior Northeast, and the lower part of the Mississippi for a short time early next week. This development could bring a chance of brief, spotty rain showers and cooler temperatures.

In addition to supporting outdoor projects, the weather pattern will also deliver ideal conditions for leaf peepers. The best fall foliage over the next week or two will be across southern New England, the northwestern corner of New Jersey, and central Pennsylvania. By next week, the colors are expected to reach their peak brightness in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountain regions.

This will also be a good time to check out the fall foliage in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Unfortunately, you have missed your chance to see the best colors in the Upper Midwest, the central Appalachians, and northern New England.

Other than isolated areas of patchy fog overnight in the river valleys of the East, the ongoing weather pattern will support optimal travel conditions.