Cloudy, breezy and unseasonably warm today; Chance for rain Tuesday morning

A flock of starlings create a murmuration near Enon Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, 2024. The murmuration or flocking behavior is believed to offer the birds safety in numbers from predatory birds. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

A flock of starlings create a murmuration near Enon Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, 2024. The murmuration or flocking behavior is believed to offer the birds safety in numbers from predatory birds. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

Mild temperatures are expected for at least the first half of the week, as well as some midweek rain showers, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 52 degrees. Wind gusts will range between 11 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, cold and gusty as lows fall to near 36 degrees.

Rain is possible Tuesday morning, but some areas will remain dry, the NWS said. Areas with showers will get approximately one-tenth inch of rainfall.

Tuesday brings sunny skies with highs of 54 degrees, followed by a partly overcast night as lows fall near 36 degrees.

On Wednesday, highs will be near 60 degrees over a mostly cloudy and rainy sky.

Rain chances start to increase in the early afternoon and showers are likely by the evening. Showers will continue overnight as temperatures fall around 39 degrees.

The best chance for widespread precipitation looks to be Wednesday evening into Thursday, but amounts should still be rather light, according to the NWS.

Dry conditions provide respite on Thursday with mostly overcast skies and highs in the upper 40s. Lows will fall around 32 degrees over a mostly cloudy night sky.

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