Ida remnants bring moderate to heavy rain through tomorrow morning

Drivers on SR 35 near James H. McGee Blvd. dodged standing water Tuesday August 31 after remnants hurricane Ida dumped copious amounts of rain in Dayton. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Drivers on SR 35 near James H. McGee Blvd. dodged standing water Tuesday August 31 after remnants hurricane Ida dumped copious amounts of rain in Dayton. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

The remnants of Ida will provide moderate to heavy rain showers through early Wednesday morning.

Rain showers are expected to finally dwindle around dawn. Overnight lows will be around 64 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

It will be mostly sunny and dry Wednesday with breezy northerly winds as cooler than normal temperatures filter in for the afternoon, the NWS said. The high is expected near 80 degrees.

Winds will be calmer Wednesday night, which will have clear skies and an overnight low forecast to be a cool 57 degrees.

Thursday will be sunny with highs near 80 degrees, followed by another clear, chilly night with a low around 54 degrees.

Sunny skies are expected again for Friday, which will be slightly warmer with a high near 81 degrees. Friday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 59 degrees.

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