Mostly cloudy, cold today ahead of sunnier, warmer weekend

Creekview Elementary students Kashton Littles, left, and Dash Mitchell skate during an incentive field trip to the Middletown Holiday Whopla ice skating rink Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 in downtown Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Creekview Elementary students Kashton Littles, left, and Dash Mitchell skate during an incentive field trip to the Middletown Holiday Whopla ice skating rink Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 in downtown Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Today will be mostly cloudy and cold, with highs around 31 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Light snow showers and flurries are possible. Clouds could start to clear later today to let in some sunshine.

Overnight, there will be clear skies temperatures fall to around 14 degrees.

On Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with highs peaking above freezing at around 35 degrees, followed by a mostly clear night with lows around 22 degrees.

Temperatures will rise a little more on Sunday, with highs around 42 degrees under mostly sunny skies.

The NWS predicts clouds will build back up Sunday night, with breezy winds before dawn on Monday. Lows will be around 33 degrees.

Warmer, spring-like temperatures are expected through the first half of next week, with highs getting into the 50s.

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