Weak funnel clouds forming around showers across area, chance of showers overnight

A woman walks along Columbia Avenue with an umbrella Wednesday during a rain shower. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

A woman walks along Columbia Avenue with an umbrella Wednesday during a rain shower. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

The National Weather Service in Wilmington is reporting receiving multiple reports of funnel clouds developing around showers across the area, but said that the environment isn’t able to create damaging tornadoes. It said that any funnel clouds that do reach the ground will only cause very minor damage.

The NWS said it hasn’t received reports of any of them touching the ground, and the chance for funnel clouds will disappear after sunset.

During the day today, clouds will quickly increase during the morning as a weakening wet weather system causes a chance for showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Rain and storm chances will dip slightly overnight, but will increase again going into dawn on Friday.

Today will be hot and humid, with a high around 83 degrees and a low around 69 degrees.

For Friday, the NWS predicted there will be a chance of rain and thunderstorms for most of the day, with both showers and storms likely in the afternoon.

Both the rain and the thunderstorms are expected to drop away by dark, however, while clouds decrease throughout the day for mostly clear skies overnight.

Highs on Friday will be around 86 degrees, with lows around 67 degrees.

Saturday will be mostly sunny and hot, with a high around 90 degrees. Skies will still be mostly clear overnight as temperatures fall to around 69 degrees.

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