Sunny with highs in the mid-70s today; Severe weather possible Thursday

Damaging wind, large hail, isolated tornado will be possible Thursday afternoon into evening, NWS says.
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It will be sunny and unseasonably warm today with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms tonight through Friday along with the potential for severe weather on Thursday.

The high for today will reach near 74 degrees, well above the average temperature of 50 degrees for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Clouds will filter in tonight for partly cloudy skies and an overnight low around 50 degrees. There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers are likely with possibly a thunderstorm after 5 a.m.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday, mainly before 2 p.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. The high will reach near 72 degrees. It will be breezy with a south winds of 8 to 15 mph and gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thunderstorms will have the potential to produce severe weather as they move through the area Thursday afternoon into the evening hours. Damaging wind, large hail and an isolated tornado will be possible, the NWS reported.

Showers and storms are likely in the evening, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. It will still be breezy with a southwest wind around 14 mph and gusts as high as 28 mph. The overnight low will be around 56 degrees.

Showers continue Friday, with possibly a thunderstorm before 11 a.m., then showers are likely between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. followed by a slight chance of showers and storms after 2 p.m. It won’t be as warm but still well above average with a high near 64 degrees.

Friday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low dropping to around 37 degrees.

Saturday will be sunny but still above normal with a high near 59 degrees. Saturday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 42 degrees.

Sunday will be mostly sunny with a high near 52 degrees. Sunday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low just below freezing, around 31 degrees.

Temperatures will be below normal for the start of the new workweek, with highs in the mid-40s Monday and Tuesday. The extended forecast also shows a chance for showers Monday.

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