Partly cloudy, warm today ahead of rainy weekend

Today will be partly cloudy and warm, followed by a wetter weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Highs will be around 89 degrees today.

Overnight, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 68 degrees.

On Saturday, clouds will gradually increase throughout the day. There will be a chance of rain starting shortly after dawn and a chance of showers in the afternoon. There will also be a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning, rising to a chance of storms in the afternoon.

For Saturday night, there will be a chance of rain and slight chance of thunderstorms throughout the night. There will be a higher case of storms around dawn on Sunday.

Highs on Saturday will be around 88 degrees and lows will be around 68 degrees.

Sunday will bring more rain. There will be a chance of rain all day, and showers will be likely through the afternoon and early evening. There will also be a slight chance of thunderstorms for most of the day, rising to a chance of storms in the evening.

Rain and thunderstorm chances will fall overnight, dropping to only a slight chance of rain after midnight.

Temperatures on Sunday will be slightly cooler, with a high around 86 degrees and lows around 67 degrees.

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