Cloudy, cool today; mild and wet Wednesday, Thursday with Friday snow

City of Oakwood employee Joel Blake takes down the holiday banners on Far Hill Ave. Tuesday Jan. 10, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

City of Oakwood employee Joel Blake takes down the holiday banners on Far Hill Ave. Tuesday Jan. 10, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

Skies will be partly cloudy tonight ahead of a mild but wet midweek that could end with Friday snow showers.

The high was forecast around 46 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The overnight low will be around 34 degrees.

The high for Wednesday is expected near 52 degrees. It will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m.

The rain chances will linger Wednesday evening and into the overnight hours. The overnight low will be 48 degrees.

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm are expected Thursday, which will have a high temperature near 55 degrees, nearly 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.

Winds will pick up Thursday afternoon, with gusts as high as 28 mph, and the temperature will make a quick drop to an overnight low of 34 degrees, with a chance of snow showers.

There is a chance of snow showers before 1 p.m. Friday, which will be cloudy with a normal high near 37 degrees. Friday night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 24 degrees.

Saturday will be sunny with a high near 36 degrees, and Sunday will be warmer with a high near 44 degrees.

A chance of showers and warmer weather returns for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The high on Monday will be near 50 degrees.

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