Frigid temperatures today, tomorrow; Mild weather returns mid-week

Credit: Marshall Gorby

Credit: Marshall Gorby

Temperatures will be well below normal for the start of the work week before warming up a little Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Today will be mostly cloudy with a chance for some spotty flurries. High temperatures will be just above freezing, around 33 degrees. It’s about 15 to 18 degrees colder than usual for this time of year, according to NWS.

Temperatures will drop to around 19 degrees tonight.

Tuesday will be even colder, with temperatures lingering around 28 degrees. It will be mostly sunny and slightly breezy with wind chills in the single digits around daybreak.

Overnight lows will be about 20 degrees.

More mild temperatures return for the rest of the week as a warm-up kicks off Wednesday. Highs will be around 43 degrees.

Wednesday will be sunny and breezy, with a chance for gusty winds.

Lows will be around freezing, at 31 degrees.

Thursday will be mostly sunny with a high of 52 degrees, followed by a mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain possible later on.

The low will fall around 40 degrees.

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