Scattered showers pick up in the afternoon, briefly changing to snow tonight

Credit: Jim Noelker

Credit: Jim Noelker

Scattered showers will become more numerous this afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches the area.

It will be breezy with a south wind of 15 to 27 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph and a high for today near 61 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Showers continue tonight, with possibly a thunderstorm before 11 p.m. The cold front will bring sharply colder air, causing rain to mix with and briefly change to snow before ending tonight, the NWS said.

Sunday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 39 degrees.

Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 28 degrees. Scattered snow showers will be possible Sunday night.

The weather will be dry and colder early next week before the high temperature reaches the low 50s Friday.

Monday will be mostly sunny with a high near 39 degrees. Monday night will be mostly clear, with an overnight low around 25 degrees.

Temperatures rebound into the 40s for Tuesday, which will be sunny with a high near 48. Tuesday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 26 degrees.

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