Mostly sunny, highs in 80s with areas of smoke; rain returns Thursday

Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout parts of the central and eastern U.S. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)

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Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout parts of the central and eastern U.S. (AP Photo/Steve Karnowski)
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June 28, 2023
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Morning fog will burn off today, but hazy skies will continue as northwesterly wind flows usher in smoke from the Canadian wildfires.

The high temperature will be near 83 degrees under mostly sunny skies, with areas of smoke, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

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Tonight, there still will be areas of smoke before midnight. Overnight, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 63 degrees.

Thursday will be mostly sunny and hotter with a high near 89 degrees. The first half of the day should stay mostly dry, but there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms beginning in the afternoon and extending into Thursday night, which will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 69 degrees, according to the NWS.

It will be partly sunny with a high near 89 degrees Friday, which again has a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The best time for rain and thunder will be Friday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds and hail the primary threats.

It will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 70 degrees.

Saturday will be partly sunny with a high near 87 degrees. There is a chance of showers, then showers are likely along with a possible thunderstorm during the afternoon. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with showers likely and a thunderstorm possibly before 2 a.m. The overnight low will be around 67 degrees.

It will be a soggy Sunday, and not quite as hot with a high temperature near 83 degrees. There is a chance of showers to start, then showers will be likely, and thunderstorms will be possible as well starting in the afternoon. Showers and storms remain in the forecast Sunday night.

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