Sunny, windy, warm today; Rounds of rain, some thunder through Monday

It will be mostly sunny, windy and warm today, followed by multiple rounds of rain and possibly some thunder through the end of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Highs will be around 75 degrees today. Wind gusts will be around 29 mph and sustained winds will rise to around 17 mph.

Overnight, gusts will fall away but sustained winds will increase, especially around midnight when they will reach around 23 mph.

Clouds will also increase, leading up to rain and a chance for some thunder around midnight.

The NWS said the rain won’t be overly heavy, and doesn’t expect there to be flooding.

Rain chances will drop, but not go away around dawn on Sunday.

Lows will be around 59 degrees.

There will be strong winds during the day on Sunday, with gusts as high as 39 mph and sustained winds up to 21 mph before falling in the evening.

A chance of showers will linger throughout the day, though chances will fall some during the afternoon.

Temperatures will be warm again, with a high around 70 degrees.

Sunday night, there will be a chance of rain to begin with, followed by steady rain and few thunderstorms beginning around midnight. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible, causing flooding in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage, as well as along waterways, streams and rivers.

Temperatures will be around 47 degrees Sunday night.

Wind gusts will pick back up again a few hours before dawn on Monday and continue through the morning, reaching up around 25 mph.

Rain will continue through the day on Monday, with a slight chance of thunderstorms for a few hours after the sun comes up.

Highs will be cooler at around 54 degrees.

Rain chance will drop on Monday night before trailing off around midnight.

Lows will be around 32 degrees.

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