First Alert Forecast: a wardrobe switch for cooler weather

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Happy Sunday and Mother’s Day to you! Your First Alert Forecast begins with a wrap on a seasonably cool day with highs struggling to make it into the upper 50s and lower 60s courtesy of a strong cold front. By Monday morning temperatures will dip into the 40s. Expect variably cloudy skies Monday with highs only reaching the upper 60s.

CHANGES AHEAD: 70s return on Tuesday and Wednesday. Higher humidity, warmer temperatures, and thunderstorm chances return late next week.

Details on this and more are available now with your seven-day planning forecast: http://webpubcontent.gray.tv/wect/MAXSevendayWECT.jpg.

Remember, you can customize your location and extend your outlook deeper into May with a ten-day forecast with your WECT Weather App.

Finally, we we wrap up this North Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Week, check out ways to prepare with a comprehensive storm guide at wect.com/hurricane.