First Alert Forecast: what you need to know about Thursdayâs severe risk
Your First Alert Forecast from early Wed., Mar. 17, 2021 By Gannon Medwick | March 17, 2021 at 4:30 AM EDT - Updated March 17 at 6:42 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Good Wednesday and happy St. Patrickâs Day to you! Expect variably or mostly cloudy skies, a slight chance of leftover showers, light breezes, and temperatures to fight their way to the 50s and 60s Wednesday. Overall: a low-key weather day across the Cape Fear Region ahead of what could be a tumultuous Thursday. Hereâs what you need to know.
The setup: Temperatures will warm to at least the 70s as strong cold front approaches. Atmospheric wind fields will help any storms that form along the front to organize into gusty line segments or spin individually.
First Alert Forecast: cooler Monday ahead of higher rain chances
Your First Alert Forecast from early Mon., Mar. 15, 2021 By Gannon Medwick | March 15, 2021 at 4:33 AM EDT - Updated March 15 at 6:32 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with clouds, a small shower chance, and a nippy northeast breeze flow Monday. High temperatures will be at their coolest levels in more than a week - middle and upper 50s mainly - so have your jacket or sweatshirt ready to go for all dayparts!
A stray shower may dampen isolated parts of the Cape Fear Region Monday, but higher odds for more widespread rain will accompany the passage of a more organized low pressure system Tuesday. With rain tallies around half an inch, this system will be as substantial as any in the last two to three weeks!