Hot, humid today with showers, thunderstorms starting this afternoon

Credit: Jim Noelker

Credit: Jim Noelker

Today will be hot, humid and cloudy, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms starting in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Showers and thunderstorms will be likely in the late afternoon through nightfall. Some thunderstorms may be strong to severe, with the main threat being damaging winds, though heavy rainfall is possible, which could cause localized flooding.

Highs will be around 92 degrees, though the combination of heat and humidity will make it feel more like the upper 90s to the lower 100s.

There will be a lingering chance of showers and thunderstorms throughout the night as temperatures fall to around 74 degrees.

It will be rainy again on Independence Day, with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms until mid-afternoon. Isolated strong to severe storms can’t be ruled out, with damaging winds again being the main threat but with a chance for heavy rainfall causing localized flooding.

High temperatures will reach up around 86 degrees.

Thursday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and storms throughout.

Lows will be around 70 degrees.

Friday will be warm, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning becoming likely in the afternoon. Rain and storm chances will gradually fall, finally trailing off around midnight.

High temperatures on Friday will be around 83 degrees.

It will be mostly cloudy on Friday night, with lows around 67 degrees.

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