If you want to stay dry on your way to the polls Tuesday, go in the morning.

The National Weather Service office in Lake Charles expects a mostly cloudy, warm Election Day in Vermilion Parish, with the rain chances climbing as the day goes on. Its forecast for Abbeville, issued early Monday, calls for:

  • Morning: a slight chance of showers between 10 a.m. and noon.
  • Afternoon: a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. High near 82, with southeast wind of 10 to 15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. Overall chance of rain for the day: 50%.
  • Tuesday night: showers and thunderstorms likely, 60% chance, low around 64. That covers the last hours of voting and the evening vote count.

Down the parish near Pecan Island, the forecast is similar: a 50% chance of rain, showers and thunderstorms possible after late morning, and a high near 79.

Wednesday should clear out, mostly sunny with a high near 76 in Abbeville.

Voting Tuesday

  • Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Anyone in line at 8 p.m. can still vote.
  • Bring a photo ID with your name and signature, or be ready to sign a voter identification affidavit.
  • More than 4,600 parish voters have already voted early or absentee. [Our story on the early vote.](/news/vermilion-early-voting-tops-2022/)
  • [What’s on the ballot in Vermilion Parish.](/news/whats-on-the-ballot-vermilion-parish/)

Live radar for the parish is on our [Starbase Watch page](/starbase/#lv-radar-h). The Vermilion Times will post Vermilion Parish results from the Secretary of State’s count as they come in Tuesday night.