Warm, cloudy today with afternoon, evening showers, thunderstorms

A woman with an umbrella is seen through a rain soaked window as she walks along South Fountain Avenue during a thunderstorm Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The sunshine and blue skies Tuesday morning quickly turned dark in the afternoon with a thunderstorm. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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A woman with an umbrella is seen through a rain soaked window as she walks along South Fountain Avenue during a thunderstorm Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The sunshine and blue skies Tuesday morning quickly turned dark in the afternoon with a thunderstorm. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Today will be warm and cloudy, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon, and both likely by this evening.

The high for today will be around 86 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Some storms this afternoon and evening could produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

Tonight, showers and storms will be likely until after midnight, with a lingering chance of rain and thunderstorms through sunrise on Saturday. The overnight low will be around 68 degrees.

On Saturday, there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms during the morning, with rain becoming likely with a chance of storms in the afternoon. Otherwise, clouds will gradually decrease on Saturday for mostly sunny skies before nightfall. Highs will be around 87 degrees.

Overnight, it will be mostly clear with a low around 67 degrees.

Sunday will be sunny and warm, with highs rising to around 89 degrees, followed by a mostly clear night with lows around 68 degrees.

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