Blustery, unseasonably warm today; Rainy this weekend with colder air returning Sunday

Today will be blustery and unseasonably warm with increasing clouds, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Highs will be around 57 degrees and gusts will reach as high as 24 mph.

It will be mostly cloudy and cool overnight, with a chance of rain starting after midnight. Lows will be around 48 degrees.

Saturday will be similarly warm and rainy, with widespread showers expected by the afternoon. Highs will be around 62 degrees.

Rain will continue overnight, with a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight. Lows will be around 36 degrees.

Sunday will be cold, with slowly decreasing clouds during the day and overnight. High temperatures will be around 48, which the region is expected to reach in the morning before a cold front moves in and brings colder weather.

There will be a chance of lingering light rain changing over to snow in the afternoon and a slight chance of snow will linger through the night before trailing off.

Temperatures will drop below freezing overnight to a low around 27 degrees.

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