Election Week Weather in New York: A Cold Marathon Morning, Then Dry Skies for Tuesday's Vote
New York heads into election week cold and clear: 50.9 degrees and falling on Halloween night, a marathon-morning low near 38 on Sunday, and then a mild, dry Election Day on Tuesday with a high near 65 and no rain in the station forecast.
Halloween night is ending cold and clear in New York City. The station's live weather feed read 50.9 degrees at staging time on Saturday evening, feeling like 44.2, under clear skies, closing out a day that topped out at 61 with no precipitation. Trick-or-treaters and parade crowds heading home are dressing for the chilliest night of the week so far.
Sunday is marathon morning, and runners will feel it. The station forecast puts Sunday's low at 38.4 degrees under overcast skies, with a high of 59.8 and only a 1 percent precipitation probability - cold hands at the Fort Wadsworth start, and a dry course across all five boroughs. Monday stays dry and turns milder, with a high of 63.7 and a low of 44.1.
Election Day itself looks like the week's easiest travel day. Tuesday's station forecast is a high of 65 and a low of 53.7, overcast, with a precipitation probability of 0 - no rain gear needed for the trip to the polls, and no weather excuse for staying home. Wednesday holds near 65.8 before the pattern changes late in the week: the feed shows precipitation probability jumping to 45 on Thursday and 46 on Friday, with drizzle in Friday's outlook.
