Cloudy, cool today: Sunny and dry for St. Patrick’s Day

Rain and thunderstorms will trail off early Friday afternoon, kicking off a mostly dry weekend.

It will be cloudy and cooler, with a high around 57 degree today,, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Tonight clouds will decrease, with an overnight low around 36 degrees.

Saturday will be sunny with a high near 61 degrees. It also will be breezy, especially in the afternoon, with a southwest wind of 6 to 16 mph.

Saturday night will be partly cloudy with an overnight low around 38 degrees. There is a slight chance of showers before 2 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Day will be mostly sunny and cooler with a high near 50 degrees. Sunday night will be mostly cloudy with an overnight low around 28 degrees.

The first part of the new workweek will be dry and sunny, with highs in the lower 40s on Monday rising to near 50 degrees by Wednesday.

There’s a slight chance for scattered snow showers on Monday, with light accumulation on grassy areas.

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