Record highs possible this week with gusty winds

A bald eagle perches in a tree branch along the Great Miami River Wednesday morning, Nov. 22, 2023 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

A bald eagle perches in a tree branch along the Great Miami River Wednesday morning, Nov. 22, 2023 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

A warming trend is expected through midweek, with record-high temperatures expected by Tuesday and Wednesday.

Today will be partly sunny with increasing clouds. Highs will be around 71 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. It will be slightly breezy today with gusts around 15 to 20 mph.

Overnight there is a slight chance for rain. Lows will drop down to 57 degrees.

On Tuesday, mostly sunny skies and windy gusts are expected. Highs will be near 82 degrees. Wind gusts will go from 14 to 17 mph and could gust as high as 28 mph.

Overnight, cooler conditions will occur over a partly overcast sky. The lows will fall around 60 degrees.

Wednesday brings warmer temperatures yet again with highs in the lower 80s and a mostly sunny sky to go with it. Windy conditions continue with gusts of up to 29 mph possible.

Wednesday night will be partly cloudy as lows fall around 60 degrees.

The NWS said a widespread chance for rain will develop through the day on Thursday as a cold front approaches from the west.

Thursday will be rainy but breezy with highs near 75 degrees, followed by a mostly overcast night with a chance of rain showers before 2 a.m. The lows will be near 44 degrees.

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