In a development that suggests the weather itself may have a political affiliation, severe thunderstorms are expected to roll in on Election Day across several key states, potentially impacting voter turnout in races where every damp ballot counts.

Parts of the Northeast have enjoyed a long stretch of dry, warm weather recently, which AccuWeather says could extend through the weekend - a meteorological tease before Tuesday's elections bring the storms. CNN reports that parts of Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Texas and Ohio could see wet weather on Election Day, with gusty winds accompanying the rain in the Midwest and Plains. AccuWeather also flags a possibility of rain across portions of Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, because apparently the Midwest needed one more thing to worry about.

In Kansas, incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall (R) faces Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton in an increasingly competitive race that two election handicappers - Sabato's Crystal Ball and Cook Political Report - recently shifted to a "toss-up." Nothing says toss-up quite like a thunderstorm.

Michigan's tight Senate race between GOP Rep. Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed (D) has consistently made headlines this election cycle, with one recent poll leaning the contest toward the Democrat. In north Texas, the National Weather Service's Fort Worth office forecasts a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms on Nov. 3, while Austin lists a 60 percent chance of precipitation as of late October.

Texas is home to the neck-to-neck Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), as well as the gubernatorial contest between incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Democrat Gina Hinojosa - a race that has garnered attention as President Trump has made multiple stops in the Lone Star State bolstering both Abbott and Hinojosa. (Yes, both. Nonpartisan election forecaster Decision Desk HQ gives the incumbent a 68 percent chance of victory, weather permitting.)

AccuWeather said thunderstorms with "disruptive downpours" are expected to spread into the southeastern U.S. this weekend but will "move away from the southern Atlantic Seaboard by Tuesday." Atlanta, Charlotte and Miami may not see any long-lasting rain - proving that even the sky has a sense of timing, if not fairness.