Scattered showers and thunderstorms could slow trips to a voting location in east-central Florida on Election Day. People heading to the polls should allow extra time as brief heavy rain and water on roads may affect travel.
A Flood Watch remains in effect through 10 a.m. this morning in the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee counties, where repeated or slow-moving downpours have already left some roads covered with water. Most locations across east-central Florida are expected to receive less than an inch of additional rain, but isolated higher totals remain possible.
Tuesday will be warm and breezy, with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing from late morning through the afternoon and evening. Temperatures should reach the lower to mid-80s, and east winds are expected to stay breezy. The Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast can follow the storm timing closely with more than 20 voting locations as weather conditions shift through the day.
Tuesday rainfall and flooding
The flooding threat is gradually improving as the disturbance that helped drive the heaviest rain weakens, but even modest rainfall could worsen ongoing flooding or slow the recovery. Isolated to potentially scattered flash flooding is still possible in spots that see training downpours or that have seen the most rainfall over previous days.
That risk is highest where soils are saturated and water already covers roads. Conditions should be less intense overall than Monday, particularly across areas farther north that saw the most extreme rainfall, yet the ground can still take very little extra rain before travel slows again.
Wednesday improvement ahead
A clearer improvement is expected to begin Wednesday, when rain chances should drop even though a few showers or storms may still develop. Drier weather is forecast to take hold toward the end of the week, and winds are also expected to ease as the week progresses.
That gives voters a narrower window of disruption: Election Day still carries the risk of slow travel, but the pattern improves soon after. For readers in Treasure Coast and Okeechobee, the practical move is simple — plan for extra travel time now, then watch Wednesday's easing trend if getting to a voting location becomes difficult.
