Scattered showers, blustery winds on Thanksgiving; Colder, breezy Black Friday

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Thanksgiving will be chilly, windy and rainy, with showers expected to taper off throughout the afternoon. However, the chance for scattered showers remain, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Clouds, blustery winds and colder temperatures will move into the region Thanksgiving. Wind gusts will be as high as 24 mph. A chance for snow flurries is possible north of the Ohio River, but little to no accumulation is expected.

High temperatures are expected to reach the mid 40s to low 50s on Thanksgiving, according to NWS. Temperatures will drop overnight and settle in the low to high 20s by Black Friday morning.

Clouds will decrease on Black Friday for mostly sunny skies, though it will still be breezy and temperatures will only rise to a few degrees above freezing. Highs will be around 36 degrees.

Clouds will increase again after dark as temperatures fall to around 26 degrees.

Temperatures will be a little warmer on Saturday with highs around 44 degrees. Skies will be partly sunny, with clouds increasing in the evening for mostly cloudy skies around dark.

Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with a chance of rain through the night, mixing with a chance of snow after midnight as temperatures fall to a low around 33 degrees.

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