Cloudy today, warming trend underway

Showers are expected to trail off by the early afternoon, but skies remain cloudy as the high temperature reaches the mid-60s.

A warming trend is underway that will culminate with high temps into the 80s for Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 49 degrees.

Skies will be partly sunny Friday with a high near 72 degrees. It will be partly cloudy Friday night, with an overnight low around 56 degrees.

Saturday will be mostly sunny and hot, with highs reaching up around 82 degrees. Saturday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 62 degrees.

Mostly sunny skies prevail again Sunday, with a high temperature near 81 degrees. However, showers are likely overnight, mainly after 2 a.m. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 59 degrees.

Showers are likely to start the new workweek, mainly before 2 p.m. Monday. It will be mostly cloudy and cooler with a high near 67 degrees.

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