HOUSTON – Spotty to scattered showers from the weekend will remain with us from Monday morning through the afternoon.

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We also can't rule out a few thunderstorms, so be sure to have a good umbrella with you. If you want to find out where it's raining, Stormtracker 2's live radar is below:

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Actual activity increases Monday evening as a cold front approaches. This front is expected to bring a round of heavy rain and possibly a few isolated severe thunderstorms early Tuesday morning.

It will be windy ahead of the front and the winds will be so strong that the onshore current will result in coastal flood warnings until Tuesday morning.

See which areas are under flood watch with the KPRC 2 Flood TRACKER

If traveling along the coast, be aware that there may be flooding on the coast and roads.

Election morning storms:

We have a fairly strong cold front (although it won't bring us much colder air) sweeping across the area late tonight and into the early hours of Election Day.

Timing Breakdown:

There will be enough energy to produce strong to severe thunderstorms across Southeast Texas. The main impacts will be gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Here is the current timing of our short-haul models:

The greatest chance of severe storms is north of Houston, where the threat level is 2/5.

The front will continue to move east into Tuesday morning, making for a soggy start to Election Day. The later you go to vote (and please don't sit it out!), the less chance there is of heavy rain. Things will subside in the afternoon/early evening.

Tropical view:

Tropical Depression 18 has formed in the Caribbean and will likely be upgraded to a tropical storm later Monday. As soon as it comes into being, it is called Rafael. The storm is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico later this week.

Even though it's late in the tropical season, we're officially still there until the end of November! Although it is concerning for all of us to see a tropical storm coming into the Gulf at any time of year, this late in the season it will likely encounter harsher conditions as it approaches the coast. Initial forecasts from the National Hurricane Center suggest the storm may make landfall near New Orleans or that the storm will continue to weaken, bringing waves of rain closer to Houston by the end of next weekend.

The next development area is north of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. There is a 10% chance of this wave developing in the next seven days.

10 day forecast:

The cold front early in the week will help rein in temperatures Tuesday, keeping highs in the 70s. The chance of rain at the end of the week is far from washing out.